Many traditional and nontraditional risk factors contribute to vascular calcification among
maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. It is not clear whether coronary artery …

Importance Baseline findings from the China Dialysis Calcification Study (CDCS) revealed a
high prevalence of vascular calcification (VC) among patients with end-stage kidney …

Background Vascular calcification (VC) is a recognized process involved in senescence and
atherosclerosis. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are …

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 …

The risk factors of coronary artery calcification (CAC) and the impact of CAC on
cardiovascular events, cardiovascular deaths, and all‐cause deaths in hemodialysis (HD) …

Objectives: We sought to determine clinical and laboratory correlates of calcification of the
coronary arteries (CAs), aorta and mitral and aortic valves in adult subjects with end-stage …

Vascular calcification: A stiff challenge for the nephrologists—Does preventing bone disease
cause arterial disease? There has been an explosion of interest in vascular calcification in …

Background Heart and coronary calcifications in hemodialysis patients are of very common
occurrence and linked to cardiovascular events and mortality. Several studies have been …

Cardiovascular (CV) disease is one of the major causes of mortality in patients with renal
diseases, with an increased odds ratio of mortality with risk factors as diverse as blood …

Background. Cross-sectional and follow-up studies on end-stage renal disease patients
showed that arterial calcifications are associated with cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and are …