Cardiovascular risk of circulating endotoxin level in prevalent hemodialysis patients

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Circulating endotoxins may have toxic effect on myocardial functions and are speculated as pathogens of accelerated atherosclerosis and hemodialysis (HD) patients....

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Main Authors: Mohamed Ibrahim, Maha Behairy, Marwa El-Ashry, Ahmad E. Mostafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260817300789