Open AccessLow Serum Levels of Vitamin D are Associated with Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Prospective, Multicenter Study
Author(s) -
Miguel Pérez Fontán,
Mercè Borràs,
M. Auxiliadora Bajo,
Ana Rodríguez–Carmona,
Àngels Betriu,
José Manuel Valdivielso,
Elvira Fernández
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the nephron journals/nephron journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 2235-3186
pISSN - 1660-8151
DOI - 10.1159/000458418
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , gastroenterology , peritoneal dialysis , prospective cohort study , vitamin d and neurology , intima media thickness , carotid arteries
The prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis and the main predictors of progression of this condition in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) have been insufficiently investigated.
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