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A cut-off value of plasma osteoprotegerin level may predict the presence of coronary artery calcifications in chronic kidney disease patients

Marion Moréna, Anne‐Marie Dupuy, Isabelle Jaussent, H. Vernhet, G. Gahide, Kada Klouche, Anne Sophie Bargnoux, Cécile Delcourt, Bernard Canaud, Jean‐Paul Cristol

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2009 · 66 citations · 44 references

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These results suggest that a CAC increase is strongly associated with a plasma OPG increase in CKD patients. The values of OPG >757.7 pg/mL allow us to predict the presence of CAC in these patients.

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