Is longer dialysis session length associated with better intermediate outcomes and survival among patients on in-center three times per week hemodialysis : results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study ( DOPPS )?
Favorable levels of a variety of clinical markers may contribute to the better survival of patients receiving longer TT. These findings support longer TT prescription in the setting of in-center, three times per week HD.
In summary, OPN predicts adverse RV remodelling and dysfunction in PH. Together with our previously published data regarding OPN's value for the prognostication of death in PH, we believe that OPN can improve risk stratification in patients with PH beyond current assessment standards.