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SUBMITTER: Filler G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6007510 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Filler Guido G Taheri Sepideh S McIntyre Christopher C Smith Connor C Subramanian Lakshmimathy L Fusch Gerhard G Fusch Christoph C
Clinical kidney journal 20171012 3
<h4>Background</h4>Small, dense low-density lipoprotein (sd-LDL) and glycated LDL (g-LDL) have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients >60 years of age. Since young adult and paediatric patients have shorter exposure to Framingham-type risk factors, our study aims to determine whether younger CKD patients exhibit the same sd-LDL and g-LDL pattern.<h4>Methods</h4>After ethics board approval, this cross-sectional study was conducted at two univ ...[more]