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Relationship between serum albumin and pulse wave velocity in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
BACKGROUND: Hypoalbuminemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular events and mortality in dialysis patients, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Meanwhile, increased pulse wave velocity (PWV), the marker of arterial stiffness, has been proved to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2597755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19066004 |