Nephrology
Serum osteoprotegerin is associated with vascular stiffness and the onset of new cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients
Jung Eun Lee, Hyung Jong Kim, Sung Jin Moon, Ji Sun Nam, Jwa-Kyung Kim, Seung Kyu Kim, Gi Young Yun, Sung Kyu Ha, Hyeong Cheon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):668-677. Published online October 29, 2013
Background/AimsOsteoprotegerin (OPG) and fetuin-A are vascular calcification regulators that may be related to high cardiovascular (CV) mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We evaluated the relationship between OPG, fetuin-A, and pulse wave velocity (PWV), a marker of vasc..
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