Vascular calcifications as a footprint of increased calcium load and chronic inflammation in uremic patients: A need for a neutral calcium balance during hemodialysis?

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-26

  Tetta, C ^a   Gallieni, M ^a   Panichi, V ^a   Brancaccio, Diego ^a  

^a Ospedale San Paolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; C reactive protein (CRP); Chronic inflammation; Hemodiafiltration; Hyperphosphatemia; Interleukin 6 (IL 6); Vascular calcifications

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BODY FLUIDS; BONE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CARDIOLOGY; DIALYSIS; DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; PROTEINS;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; C-REACTIVE PROTEINS; CALCIUM BALANCE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN6 (IL6); UREMIC PATIENTS; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY;

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM ION; INTERLEUKIN 6; PHOSPHATE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM BALANCE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTAMINATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIALYSATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MACROPHAGE; MALNUTRITION; MONOCYTE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POPULATION RISK; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE; UREMIA;

EID: 0036123107     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880202500104     Document Type: Review

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