A federally funded study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that children with mild to moderate kidney disease have abnormally thick neck arteries, a condition known as carotid atherosclerosis, usually seen in older adults with a long history of elevated cholesterol and untreated hypertension.
URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120921/Children-with-mild-to-moderate-kidney-disease-have-carotid-atherosclerosis.aspx
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