LVH Regression in the FHN Trials

Among the 243 randomized patients with biomarker data in the daily HD trial, 121 had no change, 77 got better, and 45 got worse over the course of the study. Changes in levels of collagen turnover and klotho enzyme levels seemed to predict which patients would improve; a finding that will need to be verified in another study.

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Tags: Copeptin, Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Cardiac Biomarkers, Frequent Hemodialysis, Klotho, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Markers Of Collagen Turnover