Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly associated with vitamin K deficiency. Some of
the serious complications of CKD are represented by cardiovascular disease (CVD) and …

Background: Patients with CKD are at an increased risk of developing vascular calcification
(VC) and bone complications which translate into a higher morbidity and mortality. The …

Although defined by the presence of airflow obstruction and respiratory symptoms, patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by multimorbidity …

High circulating dephosphorylated (dp) uncarboxylated (uc) matrix Gla protein (MGP) and uc
osteocalcin (OC) concentrations are regarded as markers of vitamin K-deficiency. However …

Background Heart Failure (HF) is a widespread condition that affects millions of people, and
it is caused by issues with the heart and blood vessels. Even though we know hypertension …

Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients face an elevated risk of cardiovascular
disease (CVD), even when classic cardiovascular risk factors are considered. Plasma …

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Function-Dependence of Vitamin K-Status Parameters: Results from the TransplantLines …

Background: Vascular calcification is strongly related to the risk of mortality and
cardiovascular diseases. In vascular calcification, matrix Gla protein (MGP), a small vitamin …

To the Editor—Dofferhoff et al [1] recently hypothesized that enhanced thrombogenicity
related to low vitamin K status is implicated in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), linking …

Objective: Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is a small protein for the protection of vascular
calcification. High circulating desphospho-uncarboxylated MGP (dp-ucMGP), indicative of …