Thirty-Month Follow-Up of Coronary Artery Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients: Different Roles for Inflammation and Abnormal Calcium-Phosphorous Metabolism?

Abstract

Once CAC progression starts, it is an uninterrupted process. The roles of inflammation and abnormal calcium-phosphorous metabolism in CAC differ. Inflammation is the major factor that contributes in CAC initiation. Elevated serum phosphorous and calcium-phosphorous product accelerates CAC progression.