title: Vascular calcification in an adolescent treated with long-term peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: The reason of high mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is cardiovascular disease and arterial calcification has been accepted as an additive factor on this status. In this report we described vascular and cardiac valvular calcifications in an adolescent on CAPD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mesiha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ekim
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fitoz
authors.forename: Z Birsin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Ozcakar
authors.forename: Fatos
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yalcinkaya