Fig. 2From: Impact of vascular calcification on cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients: clinical significance, mechanisms and possible strategies for treatment a, b Lower limbs’ arterial calcification score and severity of peripheral arterial disease in hemodialysis patients [22]. Lower limbs’ arterial calcification score (above knee, below knee). *p < 0.01 vs. PAD(−) group, # p < 0.01 vs. PAD Fontaine 1 group. Abbreviations: SFA superficial femoral artery, BKA below-knee arteries, PAD peripheral arterial diseaseBack to article page