Carotid plaque thickness is increased in chronic kidney disease and associated with carotid and coronary calcification.

Carotid plaque thickness is increased in chronic kidney disease and associated with carotid and coronary calcification.

<h4>Background</h4>Chronic kidney disease accelerates both atherosclerosis and arterial calcification. The aim of the present study was to explore whether maximal carotid plaque thickness (cPTmax) was increased in patients with chronic kidney disease compared to controls and associated w...

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Main Authors: Sasha S Bjergfelt, Ida M H Sørensen, Henrik Ø Hjortkjær, Nino Landler, Ellen L F Ballegaard, Tor Biering-Sørensen, Klaus F Kofoed, Theis Lange, Bo Feldt-Rasmussen, Henrik Sillesen, Christina Christoffersen, Susanne Bro
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260417&type=printable
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