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Carotid plaque thickness is increased in chronic kidney disease and associated with carotid and coronary calcification

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease accelerates both atherosclerosis and arterial calcification. The aim of the present study was to explore whether maximal carotid plaque thickness (cPTmax) was increased in patients with chronic kidney disease compared to controls and associated with cardiovascular...

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Autores principales: Bjergfelt, Sasha S., Sørensen, Ida M. H., Hjortkjær, Henrik Ø., Landler, Nino, Ballegaard, Ellen L. F., Biering-Sørensen, Tor, Kofoed, Klaus F., Lange, Theis, Feldt-Rasmussen, Bo, Sillesen, Henrik, Christoffersen, Christina, Bro, Susanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8610240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34813630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260417