Conclusions: There exists a weak inverse correlation between sTWEAK and carotid atherosclerosis and a positive correlation with coronary artery calcification in long-term HD patients. Our data give support for a role for sTWEAK in the pathogenesis of vascular injury in HD patients.
PMID: 22505251 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)