Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is highly prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aims to determine the relationship between vitamin D and frequency of vascular access dysfunction (VAD) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We reviewed medical records of all HD patients who had serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels at 4 outpatient dialysis facilities between January 2011 and January 2012. Patients were included if they were ≥18 years of age, had been on maintenance dialysis for ≥3 months, and had native arteriovenous fistula or synthetic polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for dialysis access. Patients with catheters were excluded. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 499-508 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Hemodialysis International |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Access
- Cardiovascular disease
- Dialysis
- Ergocalciferol
- Vitamin D
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Nephrology