Haptoglobin Genotype and Risk Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Sudden cardiac death and atherosclerosis have a major impact on cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Inflammation with elevated high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is involved in both sudden cardiac death and atherosclerosis, and decreased heart rate variability (HRV) is...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Strandhave, My Svensson, Henrik Krarup, Jeppe Hagstrup Christensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/650847