Persistent elevation of c-reactive protein and ischemic heart disease in patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 342-346

  Kim, Soon Bae ^a   Min, Won Ki ^a   Lee, Sang Koo ^a   Park, Jung Sik ^a   Hong, Changgi D ^a   Yang, Won Seok ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; C reactive protein (CRP); Ischemic heart disease (IHD)

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FIBRINOGEN; LIPOPROTEIN A; THALLIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0036176852     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.30554     Document Type: Article

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