Association of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase with Coronary Artery Calcification in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
AUTOR(ES)
Shantouf, Ronney
FONTE
American Society of Nephrology
RESUMO
Background and objectives: Recent in vitro studies have shown a link between alkaline phosphatase and vascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). High serum levels of alkaline phosphatase are associated with increased death risk in epidemiologic studies of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. We hypothesized that coronary artery calcification is independently associated with increased serum alkaline phosphatase levels in MHD patients.
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