Severe aortic arch calcification predicts mortality in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: Response to methodological issues

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-DA Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• ² Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
• ³ Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
• ⁴ Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Electronic address: twkao2@ntuh.gov.tw.