Epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa: effects on ventricular hypertrophy in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Conclusions: The 2 erythropoiesis-stimulating agents epoetin alfa and darbepoetin alfa, when given to patients with CKD in doses aimed at standard anemia correction are associated with a similar degree of LVMI reduction, in the absence of a concomitant enhancement of CKD progression.
PMID: 18651544 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)