Aortic Valve Calcium Associates with All-Cause Mortality Independent of Coronary Artery Calcium and Inflammation in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Aortic Valve Calcium Associates with All-Cause Mortality Independent of Coronary Artery Calcium and Inflammation in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Background: Aortic valve calcium (AVC) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) are common complications in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We investigated the prognostic significance of overlapping presence of AVC and CAC, and whether AVC was associated with all-cause mortality independent of the presence...

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Main Authors: Lu Dai, Oscar Plunde, Abdul Rashid Qureshi, Bengt Lindholm, Torkel B. Brismar, Leon J. Schurgers, Magnus Söderberg, Jonaz Ripsweden, Magnus Bäck, Peter Stenvinkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
aortic valve calcium
end-stage renal disease
coronary artery calcium
calcification
mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/2/607

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