Aim: Vascular calcification, an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients
with chronic kidney disease (CKD), refers to the mineralization of vascular smooth muscle …

Vascular calcification (VC) is characterized by calcium deposition inside arteries and is
closely associated with the morbidity and mortality of atherosclerosis, chronic kidney …

Aim: Vascular calcification, a major complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD), refers to
the mineralization of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), resulting from a phenotypic …

Hyperphosphatemia is closely related to vascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney
disease. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) exposed to high phosphate concentrations …

Background/Aims: Hyperphosphatemia promotes medial vascular calcification, at least
partly, by induction of osteo-/chondrogenic transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle …

Vascular calcification is an active and regulated process that is similar to bone formation.
While calcium channel blockers (CCBs) have been shown to improve outcomes in …

Vascular calcification is a common finding in atherosclerosis and a serious problem in
diabetic and uremic patients. Because of the correlation of hyperphosphatemia and vascular …

Vascular calcification is a frequent complication of atherosclerosis, diabetes and chronic
kidney disease. In the latter group of patients, calcification is commonly seen in tunica media …

Background: Vascular calcification (VC), in which vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)
undergo a phenotypic transformation into osteoblast-like cells, is one of the emergent risk …

While phosphorus in the form of inorganic or organic phosphate is critically involved in most
cellular functions, high plasma levels of inorganic phosphate levels have emerged as …