Relationship between serum osteoprotegerin and vascular calcifications in hemodialysis patients

Relationship between serum osteoprotegerin and vascular calcifications in hemodialysis patients

Background: Uremia is a vasculopathic process, and both cardiac calcification and vascular calcification seen from the early stages of chronic kidney disease. Osteoprotegerin could play a crucial role in atherosclerotic plaque formation, maturation and calcification. The goal of this study was to de...

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Main Authors: Tarek Z. El Baz, Osama A. Khamis, Amal El-Shehaby, Hussein Chahine, Ahmad Alaa Al-Din Ahmed, Mostafa A. Alsawasany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Vascular calcification
Osteoprotegerin
Hemodialysis patients
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111026081630093X

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