Open Access<p>Factors Associated with the Change in Carotid Maximum Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Moderate-to-Advanced Stage Chronic Kidney Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Keiji Hirai,
Junki Morino,
Saori Minato,
Shohei Kaneko,
Katsunori Yanai,
Yuko Mutsuyoshi,
Hiroki Ishii,
Momoko Matsuyama,
Taisuke Kitano,
Akinori Aomatsu,
Haruhisa Miyazawa,
Ito K,
Yoshimichi Ueda,
Susumu Ookawara,
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s267533
Subject(s) - intima media thickness , kidney disease , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , cardiology , disease , gastroenterology , carotid arteries , biology , paleontology
The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with the change in carotid maximum intima-media thickness (IMT), an established surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, in moderate-to-advanced stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.