Effect of Hemodiafiltration or Hemofiltration Compared With Hemodialysis on Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

The potential benefits of convective modalities over standard HD for cardiovascular outcomes and mortality remain unproved. Further high-quality randomized trials are needed to define the impact of these modalities on clinically important outcomes.