Rate of atherosclerotic plaque formation predicts cardiovascular events in ESRD

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 757-763

  Benedetto, Francesco Antonio ^a   Tripepi, Giovanni ^b   Mallamaci, Francesca ^b   Zoccali, Carmine ^b,c  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b Morelli Hospital   (Italy)

^c Nefrologia Dialisi e Trapianto   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTIMA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUNICA MEDIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DISEASE COURSE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 44349183190     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2007070813     Document Type: Article

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