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Abstract
Vascular calcification, particularly of the medial layer of arteries, is one of the key determinants of survival in patients with chronic kidney disease. This abnormality is not merely a simple process of precipitation of calcium and phosphate but also includes several mechanisms similar to those of bone formation within the vessel wall.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17713562 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002440
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Kidney Int ISSN: 0085-2538 Impact factor: 10.612