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Cardiovascular Problems on Hemodialysis: Current Deficits and Potential Improvement

Eberhard Ritz^*, and Jürgen Bommer

^* Department Internal Medicine, Nierenzentrum, Ruperto-Carola University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and
Dialysezentrum, Heidelberg, Germany

Correspondence: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Ritz, Department Internal Medicine, Nierenzentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Phone: +496221-601705; Fax: +496221-603302; E-mail: prof.e.ritz{at}t-online.de

High cardiovascular mortality is the major cause of reduced life expectancy of patients who are on hemodialysis. Classical risk factors cannot fully explain the magnitude of the risk. This article addresses some nontraditional approaches to deal with the excessive cardiovascular risk for patients who are on hemodialysis

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