Cardiac troponin I and beta 2 microglobulin as risk factors for early-onset atherosclerosis in patients on haemodialysis

ZUMRUTDAL A., SEZER S., DEMIRCAN S., Seydaoglu G., OZDEMIR F., HABERAL M.

NEPHROLOGY, vol.10, no.5, pp.453-458, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00475.x
  • Journal Name: NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.453-458
  • Keywords: beta 2 microglobulin, cardiac troponin I, carotid intima-media thickness, early-onset atherosclerosis, haematocrit-corrected erythrocyte sedimentation rate, inflammation, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION-RATE, CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, SERUM-LEVELS, INFLAMMATION, HOMOCYSTEINE, DIALYSIS, PREDICTORS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the associations of different risk factors with carotid artery intima-media thickness (C-IMT) in non-diabetic haemodialysis (HD) patients who had no clinical evidence of atherosclerosis.