Background and objectives: Vascular calcification is increasingly recognized as an
important component of cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. The objective of …

The predisposition to vascular calcifications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
has gained great interest in recent years as many studies have described its likely impact on …

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

Chronic kidney disease is a devastating condition resulting from irreversible loss of nephron
numbers and function and leading to end-stage renal disease and mineral disorders …

Background and objectives: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is highly prevalent among
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and it has been described as a strong predictor …

Vascular calcification is common in chronic kidney disease and associated with increased
morbidity and mortality. Its mechanism is multifactorial and incompletely understood …

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 …

Calcification of the vascular tree is common in physiologic and pathologic conditions, ie,
aging, diabetes, dyslipidemia, genetic diseases, and diseases with disturbances of calcium …

A high prevalence of vascular calcification (VC) and a high incidence of cardiovascular
events are two key complications of chronic kidney disease. Since most observational …

Vascular calcification is highly prevalent in end‐stage renal disease and independently
predictive of future cardiovascular events and mortality. C alcification can occur in both the …