Homocystein and carotid atherosclerosis in chronic renal failure

Hippokratia

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 205-209

  Lubomirova, M ^a   Tzoncheva, A ^a   Petrova, J ^a   Kiperova, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Carotid artery; Carotid intima Media thickness; Chronic renal failure; Total homocystein; Ultrasound examination

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 35349014082     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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