Endothelial injury is one of the risk factors for the progression of vascular calcification in patients receiving maintenance dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vascular calcification is common and progressive in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, the risk factors associated with the progression of vascular calcification in patients receiving maintenance dialysis have not been fully elucidated. Here, we aimed to evaluate vascular calcification and identify the factors associated with its progression in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.

Methods

This is a prospective longitudinal study that included 374 patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. The participants received assessments of coronary artery calcification (CAC) and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), as measured by computed tomography. After the baseline investigation, a 2 years follow-up was performed. We also detected the markers of en

SUBMITTER: Yao DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11774155 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature