Iatrogenic Iron Overload in Dialysis Patients at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Drugs11.50
Volume: 76, Issue: 7, Pages: 741 - 757
Published: Apr 18, 2016
Abstract
Iron overload used to be considered rare in hemodialysis patients but its clinical frequency is now increasingly realized. The liver is the main site of iron storage and the liver iron concentration (LIC) is closely correlated with total iron stores in patients with secondary hemosideroses and genetic hemochromatosis. Magnetic resonance imaging is now the gold standard method for LIC estimation and monitoring in non-renal patients. Studies of...
Paper Details
Title
Iatrogenic Iron Overload in Dialysis Patients at the Beginning of the 21st Century
Published Date
Apr 18, 2016
Journal
Volume
76
Issue
7
Pages
741 - 757
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