Procalcitonin as a Marker of Comorbid Atrial Fibrillation in Chronic Kidney Disease and History of Sepsis
Cardiovascular disease and infection are the leading causes of mortality in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis (CKD5-HD). Inflammation is a large component in the pathogenesis of both atrial fibrillation (AF) and sepsis and may link these conditions in CKD5-HD. Procalcitoni...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029620932228 |