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

Background. Previous studies have shown that simple imaging methods may be useful for
detection of vascular calcifications in dialysis patients. Based on annual, plain chest X-rays …

Background. Vascular calcification is an independent determinant of cardiovascular events
in maintenance haemodialysis (HD) patients. It is not known whether acute changes of the …

Based on the Health Science Descriptors definition, 1 vascular calcification (VC) is a
pathologic process characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the muscular arteries …

Background: In patients on dialysis coronary artery calcification (CAC) rapidly proceeds due
to impaired mineral metabolism and/or exogenous calcium load. Progression has not been …

VASCULAR calcification, specifically arte-rial calcification, has been recognized for many
years as a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). 1-3 The mechanisms …

Background: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) correlates with the extent of coronary
atherosclerosis and, consequently, with an increased risk for cardiovascular events. CAC is …

Cardiovascular calcification is both a risk factor and contributor to morbidity and mortality.
Patients with chronic kidney disease (and/or diabetes) exhibit accelerated calcification of the …

In the last decade, the nephrology community has focused its attention on the main cause of
morbidity and mortality in chronic renal failure patients: cardiovascular disease. In addition …

VC (vascular calcification) is highly prevalent in patients with CKD (chronic kidney disease),
but its mechanism is multifactorial and incompletely understood. In addition to increased …