Malnutrition inflammation score is associated with coronary artery disease in hepatitis C virus-infected hemodialysis patients

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Elsurer R., Afsar B., Sezer S., Arat Z., Ozdemir F. N., Haberal M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.62, no.12, pp.1449-1454, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 62 Issue: 12
• Publication Date: 2008
• Doi Number: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602867
• Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1449-1454
• Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection exerts diverse effects on atherogenesis. We investigated whether malnutrition inflammation score (MIS) is associated with the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in anti-HCV-positive hemodialysis (HD) patients.