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- Title
Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) is independently correlated to aortic calcification in haemodialysis patients.
- Authors
Nasrallah, Mohamed M; El-Shehaby, Amal R; Salem, Mona M; Osman, Noha A; El Sheikh, Esam; Sharaf El Din, Usama A A
- Abstract
Vascular calcification has detrimental consequences on chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, yet its pathogenesis is not fully understood. Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) is involved in the regulation of mineral metabolism which may in turn affect vascular calcification. Data on the relationship between FGF-23 and peripheral vascular calcification, using conventional radiographs, are conflicting, and less is known about its relation to aortic calcification. We conducted this study to investigate the relationship between FGF-23 and aortic calcification in a standard haemodialysis setting.
- Publication
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2010, Vol 25, Issue 8, p2679
- ISSN
1460-2385
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfq089