Cardiac valve calcification is associated with mortality in hemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study

Cardiac valve calcification is associated with mortality in hemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Cardiac valve calcification (CVC) is common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We investigated the effect of CVC on all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 434 hemodialysis patie...

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Main Authors: Jiuxu Bai, Xiaoling Zhang, Aihong Zhang, Yanping Zhang, Kaiming Ren, Zhuo Ren, Chen Zhao, Qian Wang, Ning Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Cardiac valve calcification
Mortality
Hemodialysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02670-5

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