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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Nephrology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/702406 |
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