Plasma concentrations of α‐melanocyte‐stimulating hormone are elevated in patients on chronic haemodialysis
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Elevated concentrations of cardiac troponins are associated with severe coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic haemodialysis patients.
BACKGROUND Elevated concentrations of cardiac biomarkers, such as troponins and natriuretic peptides, have been shown to be predictive of poorer long-term cardiovascular outcomes in stable patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, little is known about the relationship between elevated concentrations of these cardiac markers and underlying coronary artery pathology in these patient...
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متن کاملReplies Elevated concentrations of cardiac troponins are associated with severe coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic haemodialysis patients
Sir, We read with interest the article by Jung et al. [1] entitled ‘Elevated concentrations of cardiac troponins are associated with severe coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic haemodialysis patients’. They found, in haemodialysis patients, a significant correlation between elevated levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and levels above the detection limit of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1460-2385,0931-0509
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/15.8.1212