Normalization of Hemoglobin Level in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia

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Authors

Tilman B. Drüeke · Inserm

Francesco Locatelli · Alessandro Manzoni Hospital

Naomi Clyne · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Kai‐Uwe Eckardt · Heidelberg University

Iain C. Macdougall · King's College Hospital

Dimitrios Tsakiris · Veria General Hospital

Hans-Ulrich Burger

Abstract

In patients with chronic kidney disease, early complete correction of anemia does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00321919 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).

Topics & Keywords

Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Iron Metabolism and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 355, Issue 20, pp. 2071-2084

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa062276

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