Correlation of serum phosphate with carotid intimal-medial thickness in chronic kidney disease patients
While increased serum phosphate concentration is a significant risk factor for vascular calcification, it is unclear whether serum phosphate is also a risk factor for increased arterial wall thickness in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Using B-mode ultrasonography, we examined carotid intimal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2014;volume=24;issue=1;spage=15;epage=19;aulast=Sharma |