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Fig. 6 | Renal Replacement Therapy

Fig. 6

From: Impact of vascular calcification on cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients: clinical significance, mechanisms and possible strategies for treatment

Fig. 6

Percent changes in CACS in the CC group and LC group [90]. Gray bar displays percent change in CACS in the 6-month lead-in period in a total of 42 patients. Open and closed bars display percent change during the 6-month intervention period in the calcium carbonate (CC) group (N = 23) and lanthanum carbonate (LC) group (N = 19). CACS of 42 hemodialysis patients using CC as phosphate binder increased 36.8% during the 6-month lead-in period. In interventional period, they were divided into the CC group and LC group. Mean CACS increased 41.2% in the CC group, while mean CACS decreased 6.4% in the LC group (p = 0.024). Abbreviation: CACS coronary artery calcification score

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Renal Replacement Therapy

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