Risk factors of the progression of abdominal aortic calcification in patients on chronic haemodialysis.

Background: Vascular calcification is an independent determinant of cardiovascular events in maintenance haemodialysis (HD) patients. It is not known whether acute changes of the serum calcium concentration before and after HD (DeltaCa) are associated with the development of aortic calcification.

Methods: We enrolled 71 patients dialysed with a dialysate with 3.

Effect of sevelamer on dyslipidemia and chronic inflammation in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Background: Hemodialysis (HD) patients often experience cardiovascular events, that might be related to altered calcium-phosphate metabolism, dyslipidemia, and chronic inflammation in addition to hypertension. Sevelamer, a non-calcium-containing phosphate binder, may improve the lipid profile of HD patients. However, the influence of sevelamer on chronic inflammation has not been clarified.