Vascular calcification by conventional X-ray and mortality in a cohort of predominantly African descent hemodialysis patients.

CONCLUSION: The present study in an African descent MHD population provides support for the VC score based on conventional radiography as a prediction tool for the clinical practice. As shown, the VC score was monotonically and independently associated with mortality. PMID: 33063583 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - October 16, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Martins MTS, Matos CM, Lopes MB, Kraychete AC, Lopes GB, Martins MTS, Fernandes JL, Amoedo MK, Neves CL, Lopes AA Tags: Int J Artif Organs Source Type: research