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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2014-04-01
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Series: | Kidney & Blood Pressure Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/355768 |
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