Copeptin is independently associated with vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease stage 5

Copeptin is independently associated with vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease stage 5

Abstract Background Vascular calcification (VC) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) present in 30–70% of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Copeptin is a sensitive surrogate marker of arginine vasopressin (AVP), which is involved in many pathophysiologic processes in...

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Main Authors: Edyta Golembiewska, Abdul Rashid Qureshi, Lu Dai, Bengt Lindholm, Olof Heimbürger, Magnus Söderberg, Torkel B. Brismar, Jonaz Ripsweden, Peter Barany, Richard J. Johnson, Peter Stenvinkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Copeptin
Chronic kidney disease
End-stage renal disease
Vascular calcification
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-1710-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-1710-6

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