Open AccessVascular Calcification in an Adolescent Treated with Long-Term Peritoneal Dialysis
Author(s) -
Mesı̇ha Ekı̇m,
Suat Fítöz,
Zeynep Birsin Özçakar,
Fatoş Yalçınkaya
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2090-2158
pISSN - 2090-214X
DOI - 10.4061/2011/702406
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , calcification , kidney disease , dialysis , disease , cardiology , intensive care medicine
The reason of high mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is cardiovascular disease and arterial calcification has been accepted as an additive factor on this status. In this report we described vascular and cardiac valvular calcifications in an adolescent on CAPD
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