Serum aluminum level correlates with arterial stiffness in haemodialysis patients

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-253

  Weng, C H ^b,c   Huang, W H ^b,c   Yu, C C ^b,c   Chang, C T ^b,c   Yang, C W ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Nephrology Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center ^*  (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALUMINUM BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; AGED; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGED; ALUMINUM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 58449129411     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01661.x     Document Type: Article

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