Deficiencies of calcium-regulatory proteins in dialysis patients: A novel concept of
cardiovascular calcification in uremia. Dialysis patients suffer a manifold increase in …

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

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most powerful predictors of premature
cardiovascular disease (CVD), with heightened susceptibility to vascular intimal and medial …

Calcification and cardiovascular problems in renal failure. Extraosseus calcification has
plagued management of renal failure since the beginning of hemodialysis, but the issue has …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a predisposition to develop vascular
calcification due to dysregulated homeostatic mechanisms, which lead to an imbalance in …

Vascular calcification is an active, cell‐mediated process that can involve either the intima or
media of the blood vessels. The current methods used to clinically measure vascular …

Traditional risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) do not adequately
explain the considerable increase in cardiovascular mortality observed among patients with …

Cardiovascular complications are extremely frequent in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD) and death from cardiac causes is the most common cause of death in this particular …

Vascular calcification (VC) is common in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD),
contributes to cardiovascular disease (CVD), and associates with increased mortality. Major …

There is mounting evidence that elevated serum phosphorus is an important cardiovascular
risk factor in patients with end stage renal disease. Recent work has shown that vascular …