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Endothelial dysfunction and increased carotid intima-media thickness in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Orhan Kocaman, Huseyin Oflaz, Ensar Yekeler, Memduh Dursun, Dogan Erdogan, Seref Demirel, Sabahat Alisir, Faruk Turgut, Fehmi Mercanoglu, Tevfik Ecder
Cardiovascular problems are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Endothelial dysfunction (ED) and intima-media thickness (IMT) are predictors for the development and progression of atherosclerosis. In the present study, ED and IMT were investigated in patients with ADPKD
Article, 2004