Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 291-297 , July 2009

Severity of Hypoalbuminemia Predicts Response to Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition in Hemodialysis Patients

  • Arezu Dezfuli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California
    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California
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  • Deborah Scholl, MS, RD

      Affiliations

    • Pentec Health, Boothwyn, Pennsylvania
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  • Stanley M. Lindenfeld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pentec Health, Boothwyn, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Salem Veterans Administration Medical Center, Salem, Virginia
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  • Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California
    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California
    • Pentec Health, Boothwyn, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD, Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1124 West Carson St., C1-Annex, Torrance, CA 90502.

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 This study was supported by a philanthropic grant from Mr. Harold Simmons.

 This study was presented in part at the Spring Clinical Conference of the National Kidney Foundation, April 4–8, 2008, Dallas, Texas.

 Potential conflict of interest: D.S. and S.M.L. have been employees and/or executives of Pentec Health, the provider of the intradialytic parenteral nutrition that was used in this study.

PII: S1051-2276(09)00045-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2009.01.023

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 291-297 , July 2009

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