Lower Serum Irisin Levels Are Associated with Increased Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Lower Serum Irisin Levels Are Associated with Increased Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Introduction: Vascular calcification (VC), with the mechanisms remaining unclear, is closely related with dialysis patients’ cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality. Irisin is a newly identified myokine. This study aims to evaluate the serum irisin levels of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient...

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Main Authors: Si-Jia Zhou, Xiao-Xiao Wang, Wen Tang, Qing-Feng Han, Lian He, Ai-Hua Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-01-01
Series:Kidney Diseases
Subjects:
irisin
vascular calcification
cardiovascular disease
peritoneal dialysis
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/512514

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