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SUBMITTER: Benjamens S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7563260 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Benjamens Stan S Rijkse Elsaline E Te Velde-Keyzer Charlotte A CA Berger Stefan P SP Moers Cyril C de Borst Martin H MH Yakar Derya D Slart Riemer H J A RHJA Dor Frank J M F FJMF Minnee Robert C RC Pol Robert A RA
Journal of clinical medicine 20200907 9
As vascular calcification is common in kidney transplant candidates, aorto-iliac vessel imaging is performed for surgical planning. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether a novel non-contrast enhanced computed tomography-based quantification technique for aorto-iliac calcification can be used for cardiovascular risk stratification prior to kidney transplantation. In this dual-center cohort study, we measured the aorto-iliac calcium score (CaScore) of 547 patients within three ye ...[more]