The Relationship between Carotid and Femoral Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Histopathologic Grade of Atherosclerosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Nezami N, Ghabili K, Shokouhi-Gogani B, Mirchi M, Ghojazadeh M, Safa J, Zomorrodi A, Gharadaghi A, Mojadidi MK, Tarzamni MK, Khajir G, Ghorashi S, Revzin M. The Relationship between Carotid and Femoral Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Histopathologic Grade of Atherosclerosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Nephron 2018, 139: 159-169. PMID: 29514148, DOI: 10.1159/000487491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseIntima-media thicknessGrade of atherosclerosisCKD patientsKidney diseaseFemoral artery intima-media thicknessCoronary artery bypass graftArtery intima-media thicknessArtery bypass graftHealthy kidney donorsCoronary artery diseaseArterial tissue samplesCKD groupArtery diseaseBypass graftKidney donorsHistopathological assessmentHistopathologic gradeCIMTStudy groupPatientsAtherosclerosisMedia thicknessUltrasound measurementsTissue samples