Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients are at high risk of presenting with arterial
calcification or stiffness, which confers increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. In …

Background There is conflicting data on the effect of vitamin K supplementation against
vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to summarize current …

Background Arterial calcification is associated with cardiovascular mortality in dialysis
patients. Active matrix Gla protein (MGP) is a vitamin K-dependent inhibitor of arterial …

Vascular calcification occurs when calcium accumulates in the intima (associated with
atherosclerosis) and/or media layers of the vessel wall. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) …

Vitamin K is essential for the activity of γ-carboxyglutamate (Gla)-proteins including matrix
Gla28 protein and osteocalcin; an inhibitor of vascular calcification and a bone matrix …

The purpose of this review is to summarize currently available evidence implicating vitamin
K in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification (VC), in particular arterial medial calcification …

Introduction Vitamin K deficiency among patients on hemodialysis (HD) affects the function
of matrix GLA protein (MGP), a potent vitamin K-dependent inhibitor of vascular calcification …

Background: Cardiovascular disease, which is due in part to progressive vascular
calcification, is the leading cause of death among patients with end stage kidney disease …

In Chronic Kidney Disease, vascular calcification (VC) is highly prevalent even at early
stages and is gradually enhanced, along with disease progression to End-Stage Renal …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are prone to vascular calcification. Pathogenetic
mechanisms of vascular calcifications have been broadly studied and discussed such as the …