Progression of aortic arch calcification over 1 year is an independent predictor of mortality in incident peritoneal dialysis patients.
<h4>Backgrounds and aims</h4>The presence and progression of vascular calcification have been demonstrated as important risk factors for mortality in dialysis patients. However, since the majority of subjects included in most previous studies were hemodialysis patients, limited informati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23144974/pdf/?tool=EBI |