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Coronary artery disease in uremia: Etiology, diagnosis, and therapy
Dr David J.A. Goldsmith, Adrian Covic Kidney International Volume 60, Issue 6, Pages (December 2001) DOI: /j x Copyright © 2001 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Mortality rates for dialysis and transplant patients in the United States compared with age- and gender-matched normal subjects. Data are from 1998 USRDS data. (Publication of this figure in color was made possible by a grant from the Genzyme–Geltex Corporation, Cowley, England, United Kingdom.) Kidney International , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2001 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
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Figure 2 A coronary angiogram from a patient dialyzed for 25 years who had a renal transplant and developed angina pectoris. Severe diffuse coronary disease is seen. Kidney International , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2001 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
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Figure 3 Normal epicardial arteries with severe intra-myocardial arteriolar disease (A) and intimal and medial hyperplasia with luminal obliteration by in situ thrombosis (B). Kidney International , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2001 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
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Figure 4 Reversible perfusion defects on myocardial nuclear scintigraphy. In both panels (A and B), the images appear as pairs (upper image “stress” and lower image “rest”). Panel A is a dobutamine stress study and shows reversible perfusion defects indicative of ischemia. Panel B is an adenosine-myoview scan and shows a fixed perfusion defect and a dilated left ventricle. (Publication of this figure in color was made possible by a grant from the Genzyme–Geltex Corporation, Cowley, England, United Kingdom.) Kidney International , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2001 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
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Figure 5 An example of an electron beam (ultrafast) computed tomography (EBCT) scan showing significant coronary artery calcification in a dialysis patient. Calcium shown as blue in the left panel. (Photo courtesy of Paulo Raggi, M.D., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA. Publication of this figure in color was made possible by a grant from the Genzyme–Geltex Corporation, Cowley, England, United Kingdom.) Kidney International , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2001 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
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