Kidney function, bone-mineral metabolism markers, and calcification of coronary arteries, aorta, and cardiac valves in older adults.
Mok Y, Wang F, Ballew SH, Menez S, Butler KR, Wagenknecht L, Sedaghat S, Lutsey PL, Coresh J, Blaha MJ, Matsushita K.
Mok Y, et al.
Atherosclerosis. 2023 Mar;368:35-43. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.01.007. Epub 2023 Jan 13.
Atherosclerosis. 2023.
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Among BMM markers, only higher phosphorus levels, even within the normal range, showed robust associations with high CAC (only when modeled continuously) and ECC, independently of kidney function (e.g., odds ratio 1.94 [95%CI 1.38-2.73] for high aortic valve calcification, …
Among BMM markers, only higher phosphorus levels, even within the normal range, showed robust associations with high CAC (only when modeled …