Cardiovascular risk assessment with the help of imaging modalities (abdominal aortic calcification scoring, carotid intima-media thickness, cardiac valvular calcifications) in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

Background: Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased atherosclerotic burden. Several radiological methods have been used to investigate aortic calcification. Such methods are costly and are primarily used for clinical research purposes. Noninvasive imaging techniques may...

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Main Authors: Poonam Agarwal, Harini D. Nimmanapalli, AY Lakshmi, B Vijayalakshmi, D Rajasekhar, PVLN Srinivasa Rao, V Siva Kumar
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
Subjects:
abdominal aortic calcification scoring
cardiac valvular calcifications
carotid intima-media thickness
chronic kidney disease
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jdrysruhs.jdrysruhs_95_21
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