Vascular calcification by conventional X-ray and mortality in a cohort of predominantly African descent hemodialysis patients.
Maria Tereza S MartinsCácia M MatosMarcelo B LopesAngiolina C KraycheteGildete B LopesMárcia Tereza S MartinsJoão Luiz FernandesMaurício K AmoedoCarolina L NevesAntonio Alberto LopesPublished in: The International journal of artificial organs (2020)
The present study in an African descent MHD population provides support for the VC score based on conventional radiography as a prediction tool for the clinical practice. As shown, the VC score was monotonically and independently associated with mortality.