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Association of aortic arch and aortic valve calcifications with cardiovascular risk in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

Authors :
Min-Tser Liao
Chia-Ter Chao
Chung-Kuan Wu
Source :
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2022.

Abstract

IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the association of aortic arch calcification (AoAC) and aortic valve calcification (AVC) with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).MethodsThis study enrolled 297 adult patients with end-stage kidney disease who were on MHD. They were divided into those with an AoAC score

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2297055X
Volume :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.985818bd47b340cf86e398bd463c6689
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1053265