Relationship between glucose exposure via peritoneal dialysis solutions and coronary artery calcification in non-diabetic peritoneal dialysis patients
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Ebru Sevinc OK, Gülay AŞCI, Fatih KIRCELLI, Soner DUMAN, Hamad DHEIR, Meltem SEZİŞ, Mehmet ÖZKAHYA, Hüseyin TÖZ, Ercan OK
International Urology and Nephrology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2012, vol 44, pp 1847-1853
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-012-0138-8
Summary
Introduction Vascular calcification is frequent in dialysis patients and is associated with increased mortality. Impaired glucose metabolism is proposed as a contributing factor for vascular calcification. We investigated whether glucose exposure via dialysate may have a role in vascular calcification in nondiabetic peritoneal dialysis patients.