Meta-Analysis of the Associations of p-Cresyl Sulfate (PCS) and Indoxyl Sulfate (IS) with Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Cheng-Jui Lin; Vincent Wu; Pei-Chen Wu; Chih-Jen Wu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132589

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Meta-Analysis of the Associations of p-Cresyl Sulfate (PCS) and Indoxyl Sulfate (IS) with Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Cheng-Jui Lin,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Taipei, Taiwan
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Vincent Wu,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Pei-Chen Wu,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chih-Jen Wu

* E-mail: wcjyali@yahoo.com.tw

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Meta-Analysis of the Associations of p-Cresyl Sulfate (PCS) and Indoxyl Sulfate (IS) with Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Cheng-Jui Lin,
Vincent Wu,
Pei-Chen Wu,
Chih-Jen Wu

Published: July 14, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132589

About the Authors

Cheng-Jui Lin

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Taipei, Taiwan

Vincent Wu

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Pei-Chen Wu

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Chih-Jen Wu

* E-mail: wcjyali@yahoo.com.tw

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CJL CJW. Performed the experiments: CJL CJW. Analyzed the data: PCW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VW. Wrote the paper: CJL. Corrected the manuscript: VW.

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