Traditional and non-traditional risk factors for incident peripheral arterial disease among patients with chronic kidney disease

Conclusions
Among patients with CKD, inflammation, prothrombotic state, oxidative stress, glycated hemoglobin, insulin resistance and alkaline phosphatase are associated with an increased risk of PAD, independent of traditional risk factors.

Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - June 21, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Chen, J., Mohler, E. R., Xie, D., Shlipak, M., Townsend, R. R., Appel, L. J., Ojo, A., Schreiber, M., Nessel, L., Zhang, X., Raj, D., Strauss, L., Lora, C. M., Rahman, M., Hamm, L. L., He, J., for the CRIC Study Investigators, for the CRIC Study Investiga Tags: Chronic Kidney Disease Source Type: research