Population
Patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4 (CKD 4), on peritoneal dialysis (PD), and hemodialysis (HD)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Variability in vascular calcification across CKD and dialysis modalities warrants caution in risk stratification; leaves open causal links and therapeutic targets.
A novel quantification technique revealed significant differences in vascular calcification and cardiovascular dysfunction across advanced CKD and dialysis patients, highlighting that a substantial minority remain free of calcification.
Sigrist et al. (2005) studied this question.
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