Mineral Metabolism Markers Are Associated with Myocardial Infarction and Hemorrhagic Stroke but Not Ischemic Stroke in Hemodialysis Patients: A Longitudinal Study.

BACKGROUND/AIMS:The associations between phosphate, calcium, and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels and composite cardiovascular end points have been studied. This study examined the associations of these markers with myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke separately. METHODS:This is a longitudi...

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Main Authors: Miho Tagawa, Takayuki Hamano, Hiroshi Nishi, Kenji Tsuchida, Norio Hanafusa, Atsushi Fukatsu, Kunitoshi Iseki, Yoshiharu Tsubakihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4262415?pdf=render