Long Pentraxin 3 as a Broader Biomarker for Multiple Risk Factors in End-Stage Renal Disease: Association with All-Cause Mortality

• Main Authors: Maria João Valente (Author), Susana Rocha (Author), Susana Coimbra (Author), Cristina Catarino (Author), Petronila Rocha-Pereira (Author), Elsa Bronze- (Author), José Gerardo Oliveira (Author), José Madureira (Author), João Carlos Fernandes (Author), Maria do Sameiro-Faria (Author), Vasco Miranda (Author), Luís Belo (Author), Alice Santos-Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Persistent inflammation in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is known to underlie the progression of chronic kidney disease and to be associated with multiple risk factors including malnutrition, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The acute-phase protein pentraxin 3 (PTX3) has...