Efficacy of hyperphosphatemia control in the progression of chronic renal failure and the prevalence of cardiovascular calcification - Concepedia

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Efficacy of hyperphosphatemia control in the progression of chronic renal failure and the prevalence of cardiovascular calcification

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2009

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Višnja Ležaić, Biserka Tirmenštajn‐Janković, Danica Bukvić, B. Vujisic, Milka Perović, N. Novakovic, Violeta Dopsaj, Ivana Marić, Djukanović Lj

Clinical Nephrology

Abstract

More than half the patients with Stage 5 CKD not yet on dialysis exhibited elevated PTH. Faster CRF progression and frequent arterial and valvular calcifications were seen in patients with poor phosphate control and sPO4 was selected as an independent predictor of total calcification score.