Medial and Intimal Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Stressing the Contributions | Zendy

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Medial and Intimal Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Stressing the Contributions

Author(s) -

Rogers Maximillian,

Goettsch Claudia,

Aikawa Elena

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of the american heart association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494

H-Index - 85

ISSN - 2047-9980

DOI - 10.1161/jaha.113.000481

Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , kidney disease , calcinosis , disease , pathology , cardiology

Cardiovascular calcification is a prominent feature of chronic inflammatory disorders that associate with significant morbidity and mortality. Vascular calcification is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a multifactorial disorder. CKD often results from hypertension and diabetes, and patients with CKD are among the highest-risk groups for cardiovascular events. Notably, CKD accelerates the development of atherosclerosis. Our group and others have demonstrated that CKD causes excessive vascular inflammation and calcification. 1 CKD is characterized

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