Hemodialysis.com Author Interview: 
Hanne van Ballegooijen
VU University Amsterdam
The Netherlands
The main findings of this study were that among older individuals higher PTH concentrations were associated with higher all-cause mortality risk, mostly explained by fatal CVD events.
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Hemodialysis.com eInterview with Dr. Susanne Stads
Department of Intensive Care
Erasmus Medical Center, H-626
PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Hemodialysis.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Stads: Acute Kidney Injury requiring renal replacement therapy is associated with high in-hospital mortality. Little is known about renal recovery in surviving patients and the impact of impaired kidney function on long-term renal and overall survival.
In a retrospective cohort study, we evaluated the association between impaired kidney function at hospital discharge with long-term renal and overall survival. The median follow up in our cohort was 8.5 years (range 1-17 years). Only 35% (n=170) of patients in our cohort were discharged with an estimated GFR > 60 ml/min per 1.73m2. An estimated GFR < 30 ml/min per 1.73m2 was a strong and independent predictor for decreased long-term survival and poor renal survival.
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