… on the high prevalence of vascular calcification (VC) in patients with nondialysis CKD ( 1 –
9 … reduce the high rate of cardiovascular mortality observed in patients with CKD ( 10 – 14 ). …

… of arterial calcifications in predialysis patients with CKD … arterial calcifications in patients
who were on dialysis, as well as an association between such calcifications and cardiovascular …

… (VC) is very prevalent (both intimal and medial), even in non-dialysis dependent patients, …
when evaluating non-dialysis CKD patients. Thus, in this mini-review, we briefly review CKD-…

… To determine whether the retention of toxins in CKD (uremia) contributes to vascular
calcification, we collected pooled serum from patients undergoing hemodialysis for at least two …

… authors found that VC is common in patients with CKD (mean eGFR 27±12 ml/min … nondialysis
CKD population because patients with CKD are far more likely to die from cardiovascular …

… score was more than 10-fold higher in hemodialysis patients than in 102 non-dialysis …
for the evaluation of coronary arteries and aortic vascular calcification in CKD patients (14). …

… artery calcification score (CACS) for assessing vascular calcification (VC) in chronic kidney
disease (CKD) … This study aimed to evaluate the CACS and common iliac artery calcification …

… CKD is associated with a number of serious complications including accelerated atherosclerosis
and vascular calcification (VC), … on dialysis and non-dialysis CKD patients on activated …

… calcification without any luminal narrowing (32). While patients with CKD can develop both
types of vascular calcification, … In a study of 12 hemodialysis patients and 73 nondialysis CKD …

SUMMARY: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the commonest cause of mortality in patients
with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Vascular calcification (VC), induced by calcium and …