Progression of aortic arch calcification over 1 year is an independent predictor of mortality in incident peritoneal dialysis patients.

Progression of aortic arch calcification over 1 year is an independent predictor of mortality in incident peritoneal dialysis patients.

<h4>Backgrounds and aims</h4>The presence and progression of vascular calcification have been demonstrated as important risk factors for mortality in dialysis patients. However, since the majority of subjects included in most previous studies were hemodialysis patients, limited informati...

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Main Authors: Mi Jung Lee, Dong Ho Shin, Seung Jun Kim, Hyung Jung Oh, Dong Eun Yoo, Kwang Il Ko, Hyang Mo Koo, Chan Ho Kim, Fa Mee Doh, Jung Tak Park, Seung Hyeok Han, Tae-Hyun Yoo, Kyu Hun Choi, Shin-Wook Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23144974/pdf/?tool=EBI

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