Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, MD, ScD
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Altitude and all-cause mortality in incident dialysis patients.
JAMA. 2009; (5): 508-12
Patients undergoing dialysis at higher altitude receive lower erythropoietin doses, yet achieve higher hemoglobin concentrations. Increased iron availability caused by activation of hypoxia-induced factors at higher altitude may explain this finding. Hypoxia-induced factors are also involved in other pathways that may affect morbidity and mortality.
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