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Coronary Calcification Thought to Predict Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients
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Title Coronary Calcification Thought to Predict Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574591?src=rss
Description For people on hemodialysis, coronary artery calcification appears to be an independent predictor of mortality. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date May 17, 2008
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