Damage to Blood Vessel Lining May Account for Kidney Failure Patients' Heart Risks
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
* Kidney failure patients have less sugar coating along the insides of their blood vessels, and they have high levels of the coating's constituents in the blood, consistent with increased shedding. * Damage to this sugar coating may be responsible for kidney failure patients' increased risks of heart problems. Heart disease is the number one killer of individuals with kidney disease.