Monitoring of carotid atherosclerosis for cardiovascular prognostication in ESRD
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Carotid intima–media thickness (IMT) is a predictor of cardiovascular events in end-stage renal disease (ESRD), but whether changes in IMT or in other indicators of atherosclerosis have additional predictive value is not known. Benedetto et al. used carotid ultrasonography in patients with ESRD to assess whether longitudinal measurement of markers of atherosclerosis provides useful information on cardiovascular prognosis.
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