Biomarkers of Chronic Inflammatory State in Uremia and Cardiovascular Disease

• Main Authors: Vincenzo Panichi (Author), Alessia Scatena (Author), Massimiliano Migliori (Author), Valentina Marchetti (Author), Sabrina Paoletti (Author), Sara Beati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the general population; traditional risk factors seem inadequate to explain completely the remarkable prevalence of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity observed in the uremic population. A role for chronic inflammation has been well establis...