Vascular Calcification in an Adolescent Treated with Long-Term Peritoneal Dialysis

Ekim, Mesiha; FİTOZ, ÖMER; ÖZÇAKAR, ZEYNEP; Yalcinkaya, Fatos

doi:10.4061/2011/702406

Vascular Calcification in an Adolescent Treated with Long-Term Peritoneal Dialysis

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Ekim M., FİTOZ Ö. S., ÖZÇAKAR Z. B., Yalcinkaya F.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.2011, 2011 (ESCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 2011
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.4061/2011/702406
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The reason of high mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is cardiovascular disease and arterial calcification has been accepted as an additive factor on this status. In this report we described vascular and cardiac valvular calcifications in an adolescent on CAPD.