Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Predicts and Promotes Vascular Calcification in Haemodialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Liqiong Jiang (Author), Qing Yin (Author), Min Yang (Author), Min Li (Author), Mingming Pan (Author), Yuchen Han (Author), Zhen Zhao (Author), Zhi Wang (Author), Lili Zhu (Author), Qing Wei (Author), Yan Tu (Author), Min Gao (Author), Hong Liu (Author), Xiaoliang Zhang (Author), Bi-cheng Liu (Author), Bin Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in haemodialysis (HD) patients. Vascular calcification (VC) is dramatically accelerated and is strongly associated with CVD events and mortality in HD patients. VC coexists with osteoporosis in many studies. Fibroblast growth fac...