ReviewBone2017
Vascular calcification in CKD-MBD: Roles for phosphate, FGF23, and Klotho.
Review in Bone, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 191 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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191 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 314 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between fibroblast growth factor 23 and coronary artery calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis highlighting enhanced benefits in chronic kidney disease.European journal of medical research · 2025 · on this mapPooled it
- Meta-Analysis of the Association between Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hemodialysis Patients.Blood purification · 2019Pooled it
- Abdominal aortic calcification and the risk of bone fractures: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2018Pooled it
- Cardiac valve calcification and risk of cardiovascular or all-cause mortality in dialysis patients: a meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2018Pooled it
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- A Randomized Trial on the Effect of Phosphate Reduction on Vascular End Points in CKD (IMPROVE-CKD).Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2020Trial
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- Comparison of carotid intima-media thickness between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.World journal of nephrology · 2026Article
- Elastin calcification during the initial stage of vascular calcification in kl/kl mice is suppressed by the calcimimetic upacicalcet.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- FGF-23 and Long-term Outcome in Peripheral Artery Disease.Angiology · 2026Article
- Hypocalcemia in Dialysis Is Not Associated with Increased Mortality: Evidence from a Population-Based Cohort.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Gla-Rich Protein Across the Chronic Kidney Disease Spectrum: Association with Vascular Calcification Burden and CKD-MBD Disturbances.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Declining eGFR and Uremia Are Associated with Remnant Cholesterol Accumulation and Reduced HDL-C in Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Emerging treatments and current strategies for mineral, vascular, and bone disorders in chronic kidney disease.World journal of nephrology · 2026Review
- Calcific Aortopathy in Response to Aging and Injury.Circulation · 2026Review
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Abstract
Vascular calcification (VC) is highly prevalent in aging, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). VC is a strong predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the CKD population. Complex pathological mechanisms are involved in the development of VC, including osteochondrogenic differentiation and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells, instability and release of extracellular vesicles loaded calcium and phosphate, and elastin degradation. Elevated serum phosphate is a late manifestation of CKD, and has been shown to accelerate mineral deposition in both the vessel wall and heart valves. α-Klotho and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) are emerging factors in CKD-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) and are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of uremic VC. There are discordant reports regarding the biomedical effects of FGF23 on VC. In contrast, mounting evidence supports a well-supported protective role for α-Klotho on VC. Further studies are warranted to elucidate potential roles of FGF23 and α-Klotho in VC and to determine where and how they are synthesized in normal and disease conditions. A thorough systemic evaluation of the biomedical interplay of phosphate, FGF23, and α-Klotho may potentially lead to new therapeutic options for patients with CKD-MBD.
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