The prevalence and prognostic implications of polyvascular atherosclerotic disease in patients with chronic kidney disease | Zendy

J.P. van Kuijk | Zendy; W. J. Flu | Zendy; M. Chonchol | Zendy; G.M. Welten | Zendy; Hence J.M. Verhagen | Zendy; J. J. Bax | Zendy; Don Poldermans | Zendy

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The prevalence and prognostic implications of polyvascular atherosclerotic disease in patients with chronic kidney disease

Author(s) -

J.P. van Kuijk,

W. J. Flu,

M. Chonchol,

G.M. Welten,

Hence J.M. Verhagen,

J. J. Bax,

Don Poldermans

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfp756

Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , renal function , disease , cardiology

Atherosclerotic disease is often extended to multiple affected vascular beds (AVB). Polyvascular disease (PVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have both separately been associated with an adverse cardiovascular outcome. We assessed the prevalence of PVD in vascular surgery patients with preoperative CKD and studied the influence on long-term cardiovascular survival.

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