Dental caries status is associated with arteriosclerosis in patients on hemodialysis.

Taro MisakiAkiko FukunagaKazuhiko Nakano

Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2020)

These findings suggest that worse dental caries status could be associated with arteriosclerosis among patients on hemodialysis, which may indirectly affect the prognosis of arteriosclerosis in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported