Cardiovascular Risk and Mineral Bone Disorder in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

The term chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder has been coined recently to highlight that the disturbed mineral and bone metabolism is a major contributor to vascular calcification and finally cardiovascular disease. This syndrome is characterized by clinical, biochemical and/or histological...

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Published in:	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Main Authors:	Hagen Staude, Susann Jeske, Karin Schmitz, Gert Warncke, Dagmar-Christiane Fischer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2013-03-01
Subjects:	Calcification Calcitriol Cardiovascular risk Chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) Fetuin-A Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) Klotho Parthyroid hormone
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/343402