Does Sevelamer reduce mortality by slowing of progression of coronary calcification? [9]

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1328-1329

  Badve, S V ^a   Magner, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEVELAMER;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE COURSE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; LETTER; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

CALCINOSIS; CHELATING AGENTS; CORONARY VESSELS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; POLYAMINES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 34249994343     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002316     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Block GA, Raggi P, Bellasi A et al. Mortality effect of coronary calcification and phosphate binder choice in incident hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int 2007; 71: 438-441.
2. Block GA, Spiegel DM, Ehrlich J et al. Effects of Sevelamer and calcium on coronary artery calcification in patients new to hemodialysis. Kidney Int 2005; 68: 1815-1824.