Figure 2From: Carotid artery calcification at the initiation of hemodialysis is a risk factor for cardiovascular events in patients with end-stage renal disease: a cohort study Kaplan-Meier analysis of the free rate of CV events of 133 patients with end-stage renal disease according to the presence or absence of CAAC. A comparison between the survival curves was significant (p = 0.001, Log-rank test). Abbreviations: CV, cardiovascular; CAAC, carotid artery calcification.Back to article page