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Predicting risk of mortality in dialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study evaluating the prognostic value of a simple chest X-ray

BACKGROUND: Clinical outcomes of dialysis patients are variable, and improved knowledge of prognosis would inform decisions regarding patient management. We assessed the value of simple, chest X-ray derived measures of cardiac size (cardiothoracic ratio (CTR)) and vascular calcification (Aortic Arch...

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Autores principales: Bohn, Ethan, Tangri, Navdeep, Gali, Brent, Henderson, Blair, Sood, Manish M, Komenda, Paul, Rigatto, Claudio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24289833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-263