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Editorial
. 2024 Aug 13;9(10):2839-2841.
doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.06.040. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Coronaries, Calcium, and Kidney Consequences

Brian Rifkin  1 , Anthony Valeri  2
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Editorial

Coronaries, Calcium, and Kidney Consequences

Brian Rifkin et al. Kidney Int Rep. .
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Figure 1
Risk of major adverse coronary events (MACE) by CACS Agatston scale. CACS, coronary artery calcium score.
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Consequences of intimal versus medial calcifications on vascular disease.
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Comment on

  • doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.07.033

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