Fig. 3From: Cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease (CKD)—an importance of vascular calcification and microcirculatory impairmentInduction factors and inhibitors for vascular calcification are shown. Pathogenesis of vascular calcification is not merely the passive precipitation of calcium and phosphate crystals but more active process of trans-differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells into osteoblast-like cellBack to article page