Aortic Calcification and Femoral Bone Density Are Independently Associated with Left Ventricular Mass in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification and reduced bone density are prevalent in chronic kidney disease and linked to increased cardiovascular risk. The mechanism is unknown. We assessed the relationship between vascular calcification, femoral bone density and left ventricular mass in patients with stag...

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Autores principales: Chue, Colin D., Wall, Nadezhda A., Crabtree, Nicola J., Zehnder, Daniel, Moody, William E., Edwards, Nicola C., Steeds, Richard P., Townend, Jonathan N., Ferro, Charles J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22723973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039241

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22723973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039241

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