Prevalence and risk factors of vascular calcification in pre-dialysis patients with Balkan endemic nephropathy
Petković, N.; Marić, R.; Gajanin, R.; Batinić, D.; Ćuk, M.; Ristić, S.ša.; Djukanović, L.
Srpski Arhiv Za Celokupno Lekarstvo 144(11-12): 608-614
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-8179 PMID: 29659221 Document Number: 685972
Vascular calcifications (VC) are common in patients with chronic kidney disease and present The aim of this pilot study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors of VC in pre-dialysis The study involved 32 pre-dialysis patients, 15 with BEN and 17 with other kidney diseases. All Patients with BEN were significantly older (71.1 ± 6.1 vs. 54.7 ± 11.1 years), but they had significantly Pre-dialysis BEN patients had a significantly lower mean score of VC than patients with other