Vascular Calcification in an Adolescent Treated with Long-Term Peritoneal Dialysis

The reason of high mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is cardiovascular disease and arterial calcification has been accepted as an additive factor on this status. In this report we described vascular and cardiac valvular calcifications in an adolescent on CAPD.

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Main Authors: Mesiha Ekim, Suat Fitoz, Z. Birsin Ozcakar, Fatos Yalcinkaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/702406
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