Coronary calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease: a novel endocrine disorder?

Georgios Efstratiadis, Konstantinos Koskinas, Efstathios Pagourelias

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Cardiovascular mortality is significantly increased among patients with end-stage renal disease. The commonly observed vascular calcification in such patients has been considered as one of the causative factors. In patients undergoing dialysis, the incidence of coronary artery calcification is 2-5 times higher compared to patients with normal renal function and angiographically demonstrated coronary artery disease…

Enhanced oxidative stress with a gradient between plasma and muscle interstitial fluid in patients with end stage renal failure on hemodialysis

Ioannis Karamouzis, Dimitrios Grekas, Michael Karamouzis, Athanasios Triantos, Svetla Vasileva-Staikova, Dimitrios Kovachev, Afroditi Dimitriadou

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The concentration of 8-iso-prostaglandin-F2· (8-iso-PGF in biological fluids has been considered as the most reliable biochemical index of the lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in patients with several pathological conditions including end stage renal failure …