Serum osteoprotegerin as an early marker of chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients

Serum osteoprotegerin as an early marker of chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients

Background Serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a marker of cardiovascular disease. The deterioration of renal function in diabetic patients could be predicted by OPG concentrations, and it was suggested that OPG could be used as a risk marker for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with hypertension...

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Main Authors: Khaled A Elhefnawy, Ezzat M Mohamed, Athar M Abou Yousef, Abeer A Fikry, Hala M Allam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
chronic kidney disease
hypertension
marker
osteoprotegerin
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=922;epage=926;aulast=Elhefnawy

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