Association Between Cardiac Valvular Calcification and Serum Fetuin-A Levels in Renal Transplant Recipients

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Kocyigit I., ÜNAL A., ELÇİK D., Korkar H., Sen A., Yasan M., ...More

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.47, no.5, pp.1398-1401, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 47 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.04.008
• Journal Name: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1398-1401
• Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. The presence of cardiac valvular calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease has become important. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cardiac valvular calcification and its association with serum Fetuin-A levels in kidney transplant recipients.