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Calcium and Osteoprotegerin Levels Predict the Progression of the Abdominal Aortic Calcifications After Kidney Transplantation

BACKGROUND: Vascular calcifications (VCs) are a cardiovascular risk factor in patients affected by chronic kidney disease and after kidney transplantation (KTx). We evaluated the prevalence of VCs at the abdominal aortic site in KTx patients at the time of transplantation and 1 year after KTx, explo...

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Autores principales: Meneghini, Maria, Regalia, Anna, Alfieri, Carlo, Barretta, Francesco, Croci, Daniela, Gandolfo, Maria Teresa, Vettoretti, Simone, Rastaldi, Maria Pia, Messa, Piergiorgio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23812001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0b013e3182934cee