Carotid atherosclerotic disease predicts cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients: a prospective study.
To evaluate the predictive value of carotid atherosclerotic disease (CAD) and intima-media thickness (IMT) on incident cardiovascular disease and mortality in hemodialysis patients.Multicenter, observational, prospective study including 110 patients, followed-up to 6 years. Carotid doppler ultrasono...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4452075?pdf=render |