People who develop recurrent kidney stones have more calcification in their arteries, which could explain their increased risk for heart disease. Kidney stone formers also have less dense bones, ...

Patients who form calcium kidney stones are more likely to have higher abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and lower vertebral bone mineral density (BMD) scores than those who do not develop kidney ...

Appropriate imaging can help identify patients who need intensive medical treatment. Calcification in the cardiac valves and aorta portends worse survival and progresses faster in patients with ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition marked by declining renal function, which predisposes patients to systemic metabolic imbalances. A prominent complication in CKD is vascular ...

Renal transplantation does not stop or reverse coronary artery calcification (CAC), according to researchers. In a study that included 150 renal transplant recipients, CAC prevalence increased from 35 ...

AMSTERDAM — A blood test that measures the propensity of kidney transplant recipients to develop vascular calcification can be used to identify which patients are at greatest risk for all-cause ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Differing from individuals without kidney disease, higher coronary artery calcification scores in patients on ...

When the kidneys start to fail, their effects are felt on the internal system of the body. With the gradual decline in renal-homeostatic function, hormonal, structural changes ensue that compromise ...

Potent, selective ABCC6-targeting positive functional modulator (PFM) improved multiple markers of renal function in animal models of chronic kidney disease (CKD) PFM improved inorganic pyrophosphate ...

Blood vessel calcification may put people who develop recurrent kidney stones at increased risk of heart disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the ...

Blood vessel calcification may put people who develop recurrent kidney stones at increased risk of heart disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the ...