Background and objectives Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health burden and is
independently associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. Assessment of …

Cardiovascular (CV) disease remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality for
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although clustering of traditional risk factors with …

Background and aims Vascular calcification is prevalent in clinical states characterized by
low-grade chronic inflammation, such as chronic kidney disease (CKD). Calciprotein …

Background The prognostic importance of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) viewed on
noninvasive imaging modalities remains uncertain. Methods and Results We searched …

The association between vitamin D deficiency and especially critical shortage of active
vitamin D (1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, calcitriol) with the development of secondary …

The negative effects of obesity on the cardiovascular health have drawn much attention.
Weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) has been proved to reflect weight-independent …

Results Serum albumin, bicarbonate, HDL cholesterol, and creatinine were the main factors
positively/directly and phosphate was the main factor negatively/inversely associated with T …

Deficiency of the micronutrient zinc is common in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD). The aim of this review is to summarize evidence presented in literature for …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have a higher risk of developing early
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although vascular calcification (VC) is one of the strongest …

Background In animal studies, zinc supplementation inhibited phosphate-induced arterial
calcification. We tested the hypothesis that higher intake of dietary zinc was associated with …