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ArticleClinical kidney journal2021

Do we need new phosphate binders in dialysis?

Mario Cozzolino, Andrea Galassi, Paola Ciceri

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Article in Clinical kidney journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mario CozzolinoRenal Division, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Depart. of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8494-6252
Andrea GalassiRenal Division, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Depart. of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Paola CiceriRenal Research Laboratory, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant, Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a greater risk of mortality than the general population. Fatal cardiovascular events are the most frequent cause of death in CKD patients, especially in the late stages of disease. Derangement of mineral metabolism and hyperphosphataemia are currently accepted as pivotal triggers of these vascular complications. Phosphate binders represent the common strategy to counteract hyperphosphataemia in dialysis patients. Several studies have reported a reduction in mortality risk in dialysis patients receiving phosphate binders compared with untreated patients, independent of the class of binder prescribed.

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CKD-MBDdialysishyperphosphataemiaphosphate binder

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PMID33626110
PMCPMC7886565
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