The relationship between poor nutritional status and progression of aortic calcification in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

The relationship between poor nutritional status and progression of aortic calcification in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

Abstract Background Although aortic calcification has a significant negative impact on prognosis in patients on hemodialysis (HD), risk factors for aortic calcification progression remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between malnutrition and aortic calcification...

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Main Authors: Teppei Okamoto, Shingo Hatakeyama, Hirotake Kodama, Hirotaka Horiguchi, Yuka Kubota, Koichi Kido, Masaki Momota, Shogo Hosogoe, Yoshimi Tanaka, Tooru Takashima, Fumitada Saitoh, Tadashi Suzuki, Chikara Ohyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Malnutrition
Geriatric nutritional risk index
Aortic calcification progression
Hemodialysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0872-y

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