Article
Apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes predict the risk for carotid atherosclerosis in patients with end-stage renal disease.
Arteriosclerosis and thrombosis : a journal of vascular biology - 1 Sept 1994
Kronenberg F, Kathrein H, König P, Neyer U, Sturm W, Lhotta K, Gröchenig E, Utermann G, Dieplinger H
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have demonstrated that atherosclerotic complications are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. High lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] plasma concentrations are an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have ele...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aging
- Angina Pectoris
- Apolipoproteins A
- Arteriosclerosis
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Female
- Humans
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Weight