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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2000
Affiliation
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. alfred.cheung@hsc.utah.edu
Authors
Cheung AK, Dwyer JT, Heyka RJ, Levey AS, Rocco MV, Sarnak MJ, Teehan BP, Yan G
Studies
Citation
Cheung AK, Sarnak MJ, Yan G, Dwyer JT, Heyka RJ, Rocco MV, Teehan BP, Levey AS. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risks in chronic hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int 2000 Jul;58(1):353-62.

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of death among chronic hemodialysis patients, yet the risk factors for these events have not been well established.