Renal resistive index in chronic kidney disease patients: Possible determinants and risk profile.

<h4>Background</h4>High ultrasound renal resistive index (RI) predicts poor cardiorenal outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has recently emerged as a marker of nephroprotective drugs response. Thus, having a risk profile of CKD patients with abnormal RI may be relevant for the c...

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Main Authors: Michele Provenzano, Laura Rivoli, Carlo Garofalo, Teresa Faga, Elena Pelagi, Maria Perticone, Raffaele Serra, Ashour Michael, Nicolino Comi, Michele Andreucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230020