Characterization of hepatic and cardiac iron deposition during standard treatment of anaemia in haemodialysis

Background: Parenteral iron is integral in the treatment of anaemia of chronic kidney disease patients on haemodialysis (HD). However, increased liver iron concentration (LIC) can result from such treatment, and this correlates poorly with serum ferritin or transferrin saturation values. It is uncle...

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Main Authors: Holman, R., Olynyk, John, Kulkarni, H., Ferrari, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46153