Assessment of Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Left Ventricular Mass Index in Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

BACKGROUND: Children with nephrotic syndrome (NS) are at a greater risk of atherosclerosis due to recurrent exposures to hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and immunosuppressive medications. CIMT (carotid intima media thickness) is a reliable marker for assessment of atherosclerosis of large and medium-s...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Heba Mostafa, Ameen, Emad El-Deen, Awad, Mohammad Shafiq, Botrous, Osama Ezzat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8203195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34140775
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S295868

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