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Hepatitis C virus infection as a risk factor for increased aortic stiffness and cardiovascular events in dialysis patients

Nobuyuki Oyake, Toshio Shimada, Yo Murakami, Yutaka Ishibashi, Hidetoshi Satoh, Keiko Suzuki, Akira Matsumory, Teiji Oda

Journal of Nephrology · 2008 · 35 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

HCV infection is closely associated with increased aortic stiffness and cardiovascular event in dialysis patients.

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Yoshizumi Shintani, Hajime Fujie, Hideyuki Miyoshi et al. · Gastroenterology · 2004 · 763 citations · Full text

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