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Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease

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Cardiovascular calcification is a common problem among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Altered vitamin D status (another key feature of CKD) has a major impact on mineral and bone disorders, including cardiovascular calcification. Preclinical and clinical studies have shown that both abnormally low and abnormally high vitamin D levels have local and systemic effects on cardiovascular calcification in CKD patients. This complex situation has major repercussions on the choice and monitoring of the dose of vitamin D prescribed to prevent and/or treat cardiovascular calcification in CKD.

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Hénaut, L., Mary, A., Kamel, S., Massy, Z.A. (2016). Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease. In: Ureña Torres, P., Cozzolino, M., Vervloet, M. (eds) Vitamin D in Chronic Kidney Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32507-1_21

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