Association between zinc deficiency and aorta stiffness in non-diabetic hemodialysis patients.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Zinc deficiency (Zn < 60 μg/dL) is known to play an important role for vascular calcification. However, little data is available regarding the association between zinc deficiency and aorta stiffness in dialysis patients. Thus, we studied the relationship between zin...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Kunihiro Ishioka, Sumi Hidaka, Naoki Fujiwara, Mizuki Yamano, Yasuhiro Mochida, Machiko Oka, Kyoko Maesato, Hidekazu Moriya, Takayasu Ohtake, Shuzo Kobayashi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268875