Open AccessWarfarin is associated with the risk of vascular calcification in abdominal aorta in hemodialysis patients: a multicenter case-control study
Author(s) -
Rezzan Eren Sadioğlu,
Evren Üstüner,
İhsan Ergün,
Süleyman Tevfik Ecder,
Gökhan Nergızoğlu,
Kenan Keven
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2104-221
Subject(s) - medicine , warfarin , hemodialysis , dialysis , percentile , logistic regression , surgery , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , statistics , mathematics
Vascular calcifications (VCs), recognized risk factor for increased mortality, are highly prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We aimed to investigate the relation between VC and warfarin use with plain radiography.