In the last decade, the nephrology community has focused its attention on the main cause of
morbidity and mortality in chronic renal failure patients: cardiovascular disease. In addition …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) exhibit tremendously elevated risk for
cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic heart disease, due to premature vascular and …

VASCULAR calcification, specifically arte-rial calcification, has been recognized for many
years as a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). 1-3 The mechanisms …

Background and objectives: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the largest contributor to all-
cause mortality in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Accelerated vascular …

It is increasingly acknowledged that mineral and bone disorders (MBDs) contribute to the
excessively high cardiovascular (CV) disease morbidity and mortality observed in patients …

Background. Vascular calcification and arterial stiffening are independent predictors of all
causes and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Few data are currently …

Abstract Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is linked to a rising prevalence of morbidity and
mortality primarily from cardiovascular complications and is considered a high or very high …

Vascular calcification (VC), which is described in the elderly and in diabetics, is frequently
seen in uraemia. It is usually regarded as having little significance. We studied the …

We studied the incidence and progression of coronary artery calcification in people with
early chronic kidney disease. We used a cohort of 562 adult patients with chronic kidney …

The link between vascular calcification (VC) and increased mortality is now well established.
Over time, as clinical importance of this phenomenon has begun to be fully considered …