The association between cardiac valvular calcification and fetuin-A levels in kidney transplant recipients.

Neslihan Parmak YenerAlparslan ErsoyBarış ŞensoyEmine KırhanSümeyye GüllülüCanan ErsoyMelahat DiricanEmre Sarandöl

Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2019)

We could not find a relationship between serum fetuin-A levels and valvular calcification in kidney recipients. In this population, further studies are needed to assess the role of serum fetuin-A in valvular calcification.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
chronic kidney disease
aortic valve
oral anticoagulants
left ventricular
kidney transplantation
case control