Risk factors of accelerated progression of peripheral artery disease in hemodialysis

Ankle-brachial index (ABI) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) are markers for peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAOD) and arterial stiffness, respectively. The aims of this study were to assess whether PAOD and arterial stiffness progressed and to determine the risk factors for ABI an...

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Main Authors: Shang-Reu Hsu, Ho-Ming Su, Ming-Chia Hsieh, Shin-Li Su, Szu-Chia Chen, Hung-Chun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-02-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X1200215X