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Study data from University of California update knowledge of kidney disease

Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 10th, 2008

"Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are common and frequently coexist. Among subjects with CKD, arterial disease may be due to atherosclerosis, medial arterial calcification (MAC), or both conditions concomitantly," scientists in the United States report.

"It is important for clinicians to recognize both conditions because each identifies individuals at higher risk of cardiovascular disease events, and because the presence of MAC complicates interpretation of the ankle brachial index, the most commonly used diagnostic test for artherosclerotic PAD. To that end, we review the epidemiology and diagnosis of atherosclerotic PAD and medical...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-10)

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