Doppler indices of intrarenal arterial stiffness are useful in monitoring scleroderma renal crisis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-81

  Rosato, E ^a   Gigante, A ^a   Barbano, B ^a   Molinaro, I ^a   Cianci, R ^a   Salsano, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; NIFEDIPINE; RAMIPRIL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SCLERODERMA; SCLERODERMA RENAL CRISIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84872852803     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2012.723748     Document Type: Letter

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