Angiopoietin-2 Is Associated with Albuminuria and Microinflammation in Chronic Kidney Disease

Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the pathophysiology is not thoroughly understood. Given that elevated albuminuria or circulating angiopoietin-2 associates with CVD and mortality in CKD patients, we were intrigued...

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Main Authors: Chang, Fan-Chi, Lai, Tai-Shuan, Chiang, Chih-Kang, Chen, Yung-Ming, Wu, Ming-Shiou, Chu, Tzong-Shinn, Wu, Kwan-Dun, Lin, Shuei-Liong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585725/