Glenn M. Chertow
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Determinants of progressive vascular calcification in haemodialysis patients.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004; (6): 1489-96
We determined recently that targeted treatment with calcium-based phosphate binders (calcium acetate and carbonate) led to progressive coronary artery and aortic calcification by electron beam tomography (EBT), while treatment with the non-calcium-containing phosphate binder, sevelamer, did not. Aside from the provision of calcium, we hypothesized that other factors might be related to the likelihood of progressive calcification in both or either treatment groups.
