[1
]Department of Nephrology, simpleSan Bortolo Hospital , Viale Rodolfi 37, Vicenza 36100, Italy
[2
]IRRIV, International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza, simpleVicenza , Italy
[3
]Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nutrition and Preventive Medicine, simpleWilliam Beaumont Hospital , Royal Oak, MI, USA
[4
]Department of Cardiology, simpleApplied Cachexia Research , Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
[5
]simpleCentre for Clinical and Basic Research, IRCCS San Raffaele , Rome, Italy
[6
]Department of Cardiology, simpleVA Medical Centre , Minneapolis, MN, USA
[7
]Department of Cardiology, simpleSt Spirito Hospital , Rome, Italy
[8
]Division of Critical Care Medicine, simpleUniversity of Alberta Hospital , Edmonton, Canada
[9
]Department of Intensive Care, simpleAustin Hospital , Melbourne, Australia
[10
]Department of Nephrology, simpleUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center , Denver, CO, USA
[11
]Department of Cardiology, simpleUniversity of Padova , Padova, Italy
[12
]UCL Center for Nephrology, simpleRoyal Free and University College Medical School , London, UK
[13
]Division of Nephrology, simpleHelsinki University Central Hospital , Helsinki, Finland
[14
]Trial Coordination Center, Department of Cardiology and Epidemiology, simpleUniversity Medical Center Groningen , Hanzeplein, The Netherlands
[15
]Division of Nephrology, simpleLondon Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital , London, Ont, Canada
[16
]Department of Surgery, simpleThe George Washington University , Washington, DC, USA
[17
]Department of Medicine and Cardiology, simpleSan Diego VA Medical Center and University of California , San Diego, CA, USA
[18
]Department of Cardiology, simpleMayo Clinic , Rochester, MN, USA
[19
]Department of Nuclear Medicine, simpleSan Bortolo Hospital , Vicenza, Italy
[20
]Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, simpleHôpital Lariboisière. U 942 Inserm; University Paris 7 , Paris Diderot, France
[21
]Department of Internal Medicine, simpleUniversity of Siena, Le Scotte Hospital , Siena, Italy
[22
]Department of Anesthesiology, simpleDuke University Medical Center , Durham, NC, USA
[23
]Department of Critical Care, simpleUniversity of Maryland , College Park, MD, USA
[24
]Division of Nephrology, simpleMediciti Hospitals , Hyderabad, India
[25
]Department of Internal Medicine, simpleSan Bortolo Hospital , Vicenza, Italy
[26
]Department of Intensive Care, simpleSan Bortolo Hospital , Vicenza, Italy
[27
]Cardiac Department, Faculty of Public Health, simpleMedical University, Military Hospital , Wroclaw, Poland
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