Imaging of cardiovascular calcifications with electron beam tomography in hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 1 SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages

  Raggi, Paolo ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcification; Calcium; Cardiovascular disease (CVD); Chronic renal failure (CRF); Coronary artery disease; Electron beam tomography (EBT); Hemodialysis; Phosphate binders; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE;

EID: 0035157829     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2001.20745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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