Serum calcitonin and endothelial dysfunction in chronic kidney disease: a novel risk factor?

Kanbay, Mehmet; Yilmaz, Mahmut; Afsar, Barış; Saglam, Mutlu; Akgul, Emin; Cayci, Tuncer; Caglar, Kayser; Unal, Hilmi; Gok, Mahmut; Vural, Abdulgaffar; Covic, Adrian

doi:10.1007/s11255-012-0158-4

Serum calcitonin and endothelial dysfunction in chronic kidney disease: a novel risk factor?

Kanbay M., Yilmaz M. I. , Afsar B. , Saglam M., Akgul E. O. , Cayci T., ...More

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.45, no.1, pp.151-156, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 45 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-012-0158-4
Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.151-156

Abstract

Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is highly prevalent in patients with CKD. The relationship between ED and calcitonin has not been demonstrated before in CKD patients.