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Higher impact of mineral metabolism on cardiovascular mortality in a European hemodialysis population.
Kidney international. Supplement - 1 Jun 2003
Marco Maria Paz, Craver Lourdes, Betriu Angels, Belart Montserrat, Fibla Joan, Fernández Elvira
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality among hemodialysis patients. Chronic renal failure influences a number of factors that cause accelerated atherogenesis, with calcium, phosphorus, and PTH playing key roles. Several studies have demonstrated the influence of these factors on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the American hemodialysis population. In the present...
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