Vascular calcification is not an independent predictor of mortality in pre-dialysis adult patients

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2010 Aug;25(8):2804-5; author reply 2805. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfq289. Epub 2010 May 26.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Calcinosis / etiology
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / etiology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / complications
  • Kidney Diseases / mortality*
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prospective Studies
  • Regression Analysis
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Survival Rate