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ADVANCES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 54-66Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2006.10.007
Keywords
vascular calcification; phosphate; calcium; smooth muscle; chronic kidney disease
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL062329, HL62329, R01 HL081785, HL081785] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL081785, R01HL062329] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Vascular calcification is highly prevalent and correlated with high rates of cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease patients. Recent evidence suggests that mineral, hormonal, and metabolic imbalances that promote phenotype change in vascular cells as well as deficiencies in specific mineralization inhibitory pathways may be important contributory factors for vascular calcification in these patients. This article reviews current mechanisms proposed for the regulation of vascular calcification and data supporting their potential contribution to this process in chronic kidney disease. (c) 2007 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
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