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Carotid artery calcification at the initiation of hemodialysis is a risk factor for cardiovascular events in patients with end-stage renal disease: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification has been recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the association of carotid artery calcification (CAAC) with CV events remains unknown. The aim of this study was to elucidate whether CAAC...

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Autores principales: Nakayama, Masaru, Ura, Yoriko, Nagata, Masaharu, Okada, Yasushi, Sumida, Yoko, Nishida, Kanako, Ikeda, Hirofumi, Kaizu, Yoshiki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3206830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21999942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-12-56