o the Editor:We have read the interesting paper of Dr Chiu et al.1 In a large cohort of proteinuric chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with diabetic nephropathy, the authors found an association between coronary artery calcification (CAC) score and risk of death, but they were unable to demonstrate that CAC score was significantly associated to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), variables that measure mineral metabolism and inflammation, dyslipidemia.

Phosphorus and coronary calcification in predialysis patients

Battaglia, Yuri;
2010-01-01

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o the Editor:We have read the interesting paper of Dr Chiu et al.1 In a large cohort of proteinuric chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with diabetic nephropathy, the authors found an association between coronary artery calcification (CAC) score and risk of death, but they were unable to demonstrate that CAC score was significantly associated to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), variables that measure mineral metabolism and inflammation, dyslipidemia.
2010
coronary calcification
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