Diabetes Mellitus Modifies the Associations of Serum Magnesium Concentration With Arterial Calcification and Stiffness in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

Introduction: Magnesium (Mg) may protect against arterial calcification. We tested the hypotheses that a higher serum Mg concentration is associated with less arterial calcification and stiffness in patients on hemodialysis (HD) and that these associations are modified by diabetes mellitus. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Wei Chen, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Jose M. Monroy-Trujillo, Stephen M. Sozio, Bernard G. Jaar, Michelle M. Estrella, Tong Tong Wu, Michal L. Melamed, Rulan S. Parekh, David A. Bushinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024919300889