Phosphate levels are consistently linked with cardiac calcification, cardiovascular disease
(CVD), and death in populations with chronic kidney disease. In addition, mechanistic …

Vascular calcification is an age-dependent, common finding in human coronary arteries and
begins as early as the second decade of life, just after fatty streak formation. Previous …

BACKGROUND: Calcium-phosphate levels, linked to vascular dysfunction in chronic kidney
disease, may represent novel risk factors for coronary heart disease, stroke, and death in …

Background. Inadequate phosphorus control is associated with increased morbidity and
mortality in patients with CKD stage 5. Although phosphate binders are often used in …

The concept that atherosclerosis is an inflammation has been increasingly recognized, and
subsequently resulted in great interest in revealing the inflammatory nature of the …

Introduction Vascular calcification is a common, serious and elusive complication of end-
stage renal disease (ESRD). As a pro-calcifying risk factor, non-thyroidal illness may …

Objectives Low triiodothyronine levels, as part of the nonthyroidal illness syndrome, are
common in dialysis patients and have repeatedly been shown to be associated with …

The system of membrane receptor Fas and its ligand FasL compose one of the main
pathways triggering apoptosis. However, the role of their soluble forms has not been …

Background: Chronic infection and inflammation, including periodontitis, are linked to an
increased risk for atherosclerosis. To investigate the possible adverse effects of periodontitis …

Biomarkers of inflammation, especially C‐reactive protein (CRP), have been consistently
shown to predict poor outcomes in chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients. However, the …