Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Fetuin A are Independent Predictors for the Coronary Artery Disease Extent in Mild Chronic Kidney Disease


Kanbay M., NICOLETA M., Selcoki Y., Ikizek M., Aydin M., Eryonucu B., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.5, sa.10, ss.1780-1786, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background and objectives: Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is explained in part by traditional cardiovascular risk factors; by uremia-specific factors; and by abnormalities of mineral metabolism, factors involved in its regulation, and in the vascular calcification process.