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The Correlation of Serum Osteoprotegerin with Non-Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: Results from the KNOW-CKD Study

BACKGROUND: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) plays protective roles against the development of vascular calcification (VC) which greatly contributes to the increased cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The present study aimed to find the non-traditional, kidney-related cardiova...

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Autores principales: Chae, Seung Yun, Chung, WooKyung, Kim, Yeong Hoon, Oh, Yun Kyu, Lee, Joongyub, Choi, Kyu Hun, Ahn, Curie, Kim, Yong-Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30595681
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e322