Allopurinol Is an Independent Determinant of Improved Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness is increased in patients with CKD and is a powerful predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Use of the xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol has been shown to improve endothelial function, reduce left ventricular hypertrophy and possibly improve cardiovas...

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Autores principales: Ng, Khai P., Stringer, Stephanie J., Jesky, Mark D., Yadav, Punit, Athwal, Rajbir, Dutton, Mary, Ferro, Charles J., Cockwell, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3954864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24632580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091961

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3954864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24632580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091961

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