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Association between environmental particulate matter and arterial stiffness in patients undergoing hemodialysis

BACKGROUND: Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been shown to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease and the general population. Atmospheric particulate- matter (PM) concentrations and their effects on cardiovascular system by affecting arte...

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Autores principales: Weng, Cheng-Hao, Hu, Ching-Chih, Yen, Tzung-Hai, Huang, Wen-Hung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26445316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-015-0107-0