Katarzyna Janda, Marcin Krzanowski, Eve Chowaniec, Beata Kuśnierz-Cabala, Paulina Dumnicka, Andrzej Kraśniak, Piotr Podolec, Władysław Sułowicz
INTRODUCTION: Arterial thickening contributes to elevated cardiovascular risk in patients on maintenance renal replacement therapy. The common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) is an early atherosclerotic marker and may be used to assess the stratification of atherosclerotic advancement and resultant arterial calcification. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to evaluate the associations between atherosclerotic changes in the common carotid arteries expressed as the CCA-IMT and the body mass index (BMI), serum lipid levels, C‑reactive protein (CRP), and selected bone metabolism parameters including phosphorus, calcium, intact parathormone (iPTH), alkaline phosphatase, osteopontin, osteoprotegerin, osteocalcin, fetuin A, and fibroblast growth factor‑23 (FGF‑23) in patients treated with peritoneal dialysis...
2013: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej