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- Title
Inflammation enhances cardiovascular risk and mortality in hemodialysis patients.
- Authors
Zimmermann, J; Herrlinger, S; Pruy, A; Metzger, T; Wanner, C
- Abstract
Atherosclerosis, a major problem in patients on chronic hemodialysis, has been characterized as an inflammatory disease. C-reactive protein (CRP), the prototypical acute phase protein in humans, is a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in the general population. We hypothesize that several of the classic, as well as nontraditional, cardiovascular risk factors may respond to acute phase reactions. An activated acute phase response may influence or predict cardiovascular risk.
- Publication
Kidney international, 1999, Vol 55, Issue 2, p648
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00273.x