Predictive role of cardiac valvular calcification in all-cause mortality of Chinese initial haemodialysis patients: a follow-up study of 4 years

Abstract Background Cardiac valvular calcification (CVC) is prevalent in haemodialysis (HD) patients. Its association with mortality in Chinese incident haemodialysis (IHD) patients remains unknown. Methods A total of 224 IHD patients who had just begun HD therapy at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan Univer...

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Main Authors: Yun Cheng, Zhihui Lu, Xuesen Cao, Xiaoqiang Ding, Jianzhou Zou, Huimin Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03076-7