Iron, coronary artery calcification, and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Iron, coronary artery calcification, and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Objective A high coronary artery calcification score (CACS) may be associated with high mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Recently, effects of iron on vascular smooth muscle cell calcification have been described. We aimed to investigate the relationships between iron, CACS, and mo...

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Main Authors: Sonoo Mizuiri, Yoshiko Nishizawa, Toshiki Doi, Kazuomi Yamashita, Kenichiro Shigemoto, Koji Usui, Michiko Arita, Takayuki Naito, Shigehiro Doi, Takao Masaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Renal Failure
Subjects:
coronary artery calcification
hemodialysis
iron
mortality
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2021.1880937

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2021.1880937

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