Context Cardiovascular mortality is considered the main cause of death in patients receiving
dialysis and is 10 to 20 times higher in such patients than in the general population …

Background Cardiovascular mortality rates in the general population have decreased over
time. We hypothesized that cardiovascular mortality rates in dialysis patients, which are …

Background Cardiovascular disease is common in patients on long-term dialysis, and it
accounts for 44 percent of overall mortality in this group. We undertook a study to assess …

Clinical experience suggests a heightened risk associated with the transition to
maintenance dialysis but few national studies have systematically examined early mortality …

Patients who die within the first 90 days after beginning dialysis are not included in mortality
rates and may be absent from incidence counts. To identify factors associated with mortality …

Mortality rates for maintenance hemodialysis patients are much higher than the general
population and are even greater soon after starting dialysis. Here we analyzed mortality …

Existing national, racial, and ethnic differences in dialysis patient mortality rates largely are
unexplained. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that mortality rates related to …

Abstract Background. The UK Renal Registry quotes a 1-year death rate for patients
established on dialysis of 19.4 per 100 patient years. Clinical experience, reflected in the UK …

Background/Aims: Although dialysis patients have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality
related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) than the general population, the mortality and …

Background. Mortality and hospitalization rates are reported for nationally representative
random samples of haemodialysis patients treated at randomly selected dialysis facilities in …