VASCULAR CALCIFICATION ON PLAIN RADIOGRAPHS IS ASSOCIATED WITH CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS, MALNUTRITION AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS

• Päätekijät: Won Suk An (Tekijä), Ki Hyun Kim (Tekijä), Seong Eun Kim (Tekijä), Young Ki Son (Tekijä), Joong Kyung Kim (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Vascular calcification (VC) and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) are highly correlated with cardiovascular (CV) disease. We hypothesized that significant VC on plain radiographs is associated with CIMT and CV events in dialysis patietns. In addition, we evaluated risk factors for VC progression...