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Circulating Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin type 9 level independently predicts incident cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis black Africans patients

20226 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

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Elevated plasma PCSK9 level is an independent major predictor of incident CV events and all-cause mortality in black African HD patients.

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  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

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DOI: 10.1186/s12882-022-02748-0

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