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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17: 330-331
© 2002 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association


Foreword: Extraskeletal calcifications in patients with chronic renal failure

Tilman B. Drüeke

INSERM U. 507 and Service de Néphrologie, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France

In recent years, increasing interest has been devoted to soft-tissue calcification in patients with chronic renal failure. Although it has been known for many years as a frequent complication of this condition, its high prevalence and prominent role in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of uraemic patients have only been recognized recently.

There are several explanations for the greater prevalence of extraosseous calcifications in the last decade [1]. They include . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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