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Ankle-Brachial Index as a Predictor of Mortality in Hemodialysis: A 5-Year Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) has been found to be a strong predictor of mortality in some hemodialysis populations in studies with relatively short periods of follow-up, lower than 2 years. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the predictive value of abnormal ABI as a risk factor...

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Autores principales: Miguel, Jair Baptista, de Matos, Jorge Paulo Strogoff, Lugon, Jocemir Ronaldo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28443959
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20170026