Associations of sclerostin with carotid artery atherosclerosis and all-cause mortality in Chinese patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis

Associations of sclerostin with carotid artery atherosclerosis and all-cause mortality in Chinese patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis

Abstract Background Previous clinical studies found inconsistent relationship between circulating sclerostin levels and treatment outcome in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the associations of sclerostin with carotid artery atherosclerosis an...

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Main Authors: Aiqun Chen, Ying Sun, Ju Cui, Ban Zhao, Haitao Wang, Xianguang Chen, Yonghui Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Carotid artery intima-media thickness
Maintenance hemodialysis
Mortality
Sclerostin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1046-7

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