The value of serum FGF-23 as a cardiovascular marker in HD patients

Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) is a recently discovered regulator of phos-phate and mineral metabolism and has been associated with both progression of CKD and mortality in dialysis patients. To evaluate the association between serum FGF-23 levels and echocardiographic measurements in long-ter...

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Main Authors: Dawlat Sany, Abd Elbasat Elsawy, Ahmed Aziz, Yasser Elshahawy, Hayam Ahmed, Hayam Aref, Mohamed Abd El Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=1;spage=44;epage=52;aulast=Sany