Lipid disorders in patients with renal failure: Role in cardiovascular events and progression of chronic kidney disease

The spectrum of lipid disorders in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is usually characterized by high triglycerides and reduced high dense lipoprotein (HDL), associated with normal or slightly reduced low dense lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol. This dyslipidemia is associated with an increased risk for athe...

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Main Authors: Luca Visconti, Salvatore Benvenga, Antonio Lacquaniti, Valeria Cernaro, Annamaria Bruzzese, Giovanni Conti, Michele Buemi, Domenico Santoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623716300217