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Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science)
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(12): 1120-1126, 2017.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-610371
ABSTRACT
Objective · To estimate correlation between coronary artery calcification score (CaCS) and prognosis of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.Methods · The clinically stable patients who had undergone PD for at least 2 months were recruited for this prospective and observational cohort study.Coronary artery calcification was assessed by multislice spiral computed tomography and was recorded according to the Agatston score. The patients were assigned to 3 groups, i.e. no calcification group (CaCS=0), low calcification group (0