Increased levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A are associated with mortality in hemodialysis patients: Preliminary results

Blood Purification

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 298-300

  Kalousova M ^a,b,d   Horejsi M ^c   Fialova L ^a   Soukupova J ^b   Sulkova S ^c   Malbohan, I ^a,b   Tesar V ^c   Zima, T ^b  

^a Institute of Medical Biochemistry   (Czech Republic)

^b Institute of Clinical Chemistry   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Hemodialysis; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Pregnancy associated plasma protein A

Indexed keywords

PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 4444292001     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078701     Document Type: Article

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