Atherosclerotic vascular disease is more prevalent among black ESKD patients on long-term CAPD in South Africa

Atherosclerotic vascular disease is more prevalent among black ESKD patients on long-term CAPD in South Africa

Abstract Background Occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the setting of chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be described as a “cruel alliance”, with CVD responsible for about half of all deaths among CKD patients. Chronic kidney disease patients are more likely to die from CVD than progress to...

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Main Authors: S. O. Oguntola, M. O. Hassan, R. Duarte, A. Vachiat, P. Manga, S. Naicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Atherosclerotic vascular disease
Continous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Haemodialysis
Chronic kidney disease
End-stage kidney disease
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1583-8

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