The effects of vitamin K supplementation and vitamin K antagonists on progression of vascular calcification: ongoing randomized controlled trials

BACKGROUND: The extent and the progression of vascular calcification (VC) are independent predictors of cardiovascular risk in the haemodialysis population. Vitamin K is essential for the activation of matrix gla protein (MGP), a powerful inhibitor of tissue calcification. Functional vitamin K defic...

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Publié dans:Clin Kidney J
Auteurs principaux: Caluwé, Rogier, Pyfferoen, Lotte, De Boeck, Koen, De Vriese, An S.
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Oxford University Press 2016
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CKD-Mbd
Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4792621/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26985380
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfv146
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