Osteoprotegerin/RANKL Axis and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients


Ozkok A., Caliskan Y., sakacı T., Erten G., Karahan G., özel A., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.7, sa.6, ss.965-973, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Background and objectives Vascular calcification is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients. This prospective study investigated the relationship between serum osteoprotegerin, receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand, inflammatory markers, and progression of coronary artery calcification score.