Homocysteine and risk in end-stage renal disease: a matter of context C. Zoccali, F. Mallamai Kidney International Volume 69, Issue 2, Pages 204-206 (January 2006) DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000078 Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Long-term relationship among systolic pressure, left ventricular mass, and death rate in the dialysis population. Persistent hypertension (along with other factors) generates and progressively aggravates left ventricular hypertrophy up to a point where heart failure supervenes. Heart failure lowers blood pressure (BP) and eventually causes death, thus generating an inverse association between BP and mortality. Kidney International 2006 69, 204-206DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5000078) Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions