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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2001) 16: 1075-1076
© 2001 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

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CaCO3 dose and risk of arterial calcification

A. Fournier

Hôpital Sord, Amiens, France

Sir,

We read with interest the cross-sectional study by Guerin et al. [1] pointing out an independent link between the dose of oral CaCO3 and the semi-quantitative score of arterial calcification in four locations. To our knowledge, this is the first time that such a disquieting link is reported in the literature. In 1988, we prospectively analysed the progression of aortic and iliac artery calcification in adult dialysis patients and found it to be independently related to age, male sex, blood pressure, triglyceride, and glucose, but not to the plasma calcium. . . [Full Text of this Article]

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A. P. Guerin and G. M. London

Hôpital F. H. Manhès, Fleury-Mérogis, France


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