Intravenous iron therapy as a possible risk factor for atherosclerosis in end-stage renal disease

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Altok K., Guz G., Ozdemir H., Erten Y., Atalay V., Bicik Z., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL HEART JOURNAL, cilt.46, sa.2, ss.255-264, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1536/ihj.46.255
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL HEART JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.255-264
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: atherosclerosis, carotid intima media thickness, ferritin, iron, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS, CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, OXIDATION, ARTERY, SUCROSE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Atherosclerosis is a disease of: the arterial wall, with increasing wall thickness representing all early event in the progression of the disease. It has been suggested that iron overload. as assessed by increased serum ferritin concentration, may be a risk factor for atherosclerosis.