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Association between fibroblast growth factor 23 and left ventricular hypertrophy in Egyptian patients on regular hemodialysis

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study of Egyptian patients on regular dialysis looked at FGF23 and a thickened heart wall. FGF23 is a hormone that rises as the kidneys fail, and a thick heart wall is a strain on the heart. It is an observational study, so it can show a link but not that the hormone causes the heart change. The abstract was not available, so we cannot report how many patients took part or how strong the link was.

Who did this work

Maram M Aboromia · Meram Mohamed Bekhet · Hany Khairy Mansour · Maria Elia Sadek · Amr Mahmoud Mohamed Abd ElHady Saleh

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-16
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-026-00730-y