Histopathological changes of radial artery wall in patients of chronic kidney disease stage 5 undergoing Av fistula formation and their correlation with serum iPTH levels

Vascular complications arise in uremic patients in the absence of clinically significant atherosclerotic disease. Elevated serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and abnormal calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) balance have been implicated in vascular damage in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, but there...

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Main Authors: Vidyanand Tripathi, Savita Bansal, Sharma Alok, Bansal Ravi, Amit K Devra, Sanjiv Saxena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2015;volume=26;issue=5;spage=884;epage=889;aulast=Tripathi