Value of carotid intimal–medial thickness as independent predictor of endothelial dysfunction in uremic patients

Background and aim of the work: Cardiovascular mortality and morbidity are significantly higher among uremic patients. Although the carotid intimal–medial thickness (C-IMT) as a predictor of endothelial dysfunction (ED) has a prognostic value that has been well demonstrated as an independent predict...

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Main Authors: Hosni A. Younis, Mohamed A. Nafady, Mohamed Mahmoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2011-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260811000524