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SUBMITTER: Kim HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834555 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Hyo Jin HJ Kang Eunjeong E Ryu Hyunjin H Han Miyeun M Lee Kyu-Beck KB Kim Yong-Soo YS Sung Suah S Ahn Curie C Oh Kook-Hwan KH
Scientific reports 20191106 1
Metabolic acidosis is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may have various deleterious consequences. Arterial stiffness in CKD patients is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. The present study aimed to evaluate the association between serum bicarbonate and arterial stiffness using the baseline cross-sectional data set of a large-scale Korean CKD cohort. 2,238 CKD patients were enrolled in the KoreaN Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (KNOW-CKD) from ...[more]