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Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness as a Surrogate Marker of Atherosclerosis in Patient with Chronic Renal Failure on Hemodialysis

BACKGROUND: In patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), carotid artery intima media thickness (CAIMT) is increased when the patients are on hemodialysis. Vascular events caused by atherosclerosis are the major cause of death in patients undergoing hemodialysis. AIMS: This study was done to find ou...

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Autores principales: Paul, Jayanta, Dasgupta, Somnath, Ghosh, Mrinal Kanti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22408752
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.93379