Quantitative Analysis of Abdominal Aortic Calcification in CKD Patients Without Dialysis Therapy by Use of the Agatston Score

Quantitative Analysis of Abdominal Aortic Calcification in CKD Patients Without Dialysis Therapy by Use of the Agatston Score

Background/Aim: The aim of the present study was to quantitatively examine factors associated with aortic calcification in non-dialysis CKD patients. Methods: We quantitatively investigated aortic calcification from the renal artery to the bifurcation in 149 non-dialysis CKD patients (58±16 years; 9...

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Main Authors: Mitsuru Ichii, Eiji Ishimura, Hideaki Shima, Yoshiteru Ohno, Akinobu Ochi, Shinya Nakatani, Akihiro Tsuda, Shoichi Ehara, Katsuhito Mori, Shinya Fukumoto, Toshihide Naganuma, Yoshiaki Takemoto, Tatsuya Nakatani, Masaaki Inaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-04-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Agatston score
Aortic calcification
Chronic kidney disease
Multi-slice computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/355768

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