Abnormally Low and High Ankle-Brachial Indices Are Independently Associated with Increased Left Ventricular Mass Index in Chronic Kidney Disease

• Ho-Ming Su,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Tsung-Hsien Lin,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Po-Chao Hsu,

  Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Chun-Yuan Chu,

  Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Wen-Hsien Lee,

  Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Szu-Chia Chen ,

  * E-mail: scarchenone@yahoo.com.tw

  Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Chee-Siong Lee,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Wen-Chol Voon,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Wen-Ter Lai,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Sheng-Hsiung Sheu

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Mecicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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