Abdominal aortic calcification is superior to other arteries calcification in predicting the mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients – a 8 years cohort study
Abstract Background In recent years, there has been a growing concern that abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) has a predictive effect on the prognosis of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, whether other vascular calcification (VC) can predict the occurrence of adverse events in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1593-6 |