The Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (4C) Study: Objectives, Design, and Methodology

Querfeld, Uwe; Anarat, All; Bayazit, Aysun; Bakkaloglu, AYŞİN; BİLGİNER, YELDA; Caliskan, Salim; Civilibal, Mahrnut; Doyon, Anke; DÜZOVA, ALİ; Kracht, Daniela; Litwin, Mieczyslaw; Melk, Anette; Mir, Sevgi; Sozeri, Betul; Shroff, Rukshana; Zeller, Rene; Wuehl, Elke; Schaefer, Franz

doi:10.2215/cjn.08791209

The Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (4C) Study: Objectives, Design, and Methodology

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Querfeld U., Anarat A., Bayazit A. K., Bakkaloglu A. S., BİLGİNER Y., Caliskan S., ...More

CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, vol.5, no.9, pp.1642-1648, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 5 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.2215/cjn.08791209
Journal Name: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1642-1648
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objectives: Children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. A systemic arteriopathy and cardiomyopathy has been characterized in pediatric dialysis patients by the presence of morphologic and functional abnormalities.