A magnesium based phosphate binder reduces vascular calcification without affecting bone in chronic renal failure rats.

The alternative phosphate binder calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate (CaMg) effectively reduces hyperphosphatemia, the most important inducer of vascular calcification, in chronic renal failure (CRF). In this study, the effect of low dose CaMg on vascular calcification and possible effects of CaMg o...

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Main Authors: Ellen Neven, Tineke M De Schutter, Geert Dams, Kristina Gundlach, Sonja Steppan, Janine Büchel, Jutta Passlick-Deetjen, Patrick C D'Haese, Geert J Behets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4167554?pdf=render