| Clinical Implication of Vascular Calcification in Patients Undergoing
Hemodialysis: The End or the Beginning of Disease |
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Chang Seong Kim |
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Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea |
| 혈액투석 환자에서 혈관 석회화의 임상적 의의: 결과인가 시작인가? |
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김창성 |
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전남대학교병원 신장내과 |
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Chang Seong Kim, Tel: +82-62-220-6254, Fax: +82-62-225-8578, Email: laminion@hanmail.net
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| Abstract |
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its strong link to high cardiovascular mortality and low patient survival. Calcification of both the coronary and large vessels is common
in patients undergoing hemodialysis. However, no consensus exists on the assessment of vascular calcification or interventions
to retard its progression in patients undergoing hemodialysis. In this issue, Shin et al. investigated the correlation between the vascular
calcification score of the hands and pelvis on simple radiographs and the inflammation and nutrition status of patients undergoing
hemodialysis. They determined that vascular calcification is crucial and severs the vicious circle of linked risk factors, thus
improving survival outcomes. In this respect, vascular calcification may not be an end to disease course, but a beginning. |
| Key Words:
Vascular calcification; Vascular stiffness; Inflammation; Malnutrition; Hemodialysis |
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