Association of simple renal cysts and chronic kidney disease with large abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abstract Background Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) primarily affect men over 65 years old who often have many other diseases, with similar risk factors and pathobiological mechanisms to AAA. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of simple renal cysts (SRC), chronic kidney disease (CKD...

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Main Authors: Milena Miszczuk, Verena Müller, Christian E. Althoff, Andrea Stroux, Daniela Widhalm, Andy Dobberstein, Andreas Greiner, Helena Kuivaniemi, Irene Hinterseher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01841-6