Atrial fibrillation and low vitamin D levels are associated with severe vascular calcifications in hemodialysis patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Hemodialysis patients had an elevated prevalence of severe VCs, especially when affected by AF. Low vitamin D levels were strongly associated with severe VCs. Prevalence of vertebral fractures was also remarkably high and associated with older age and male gender.
PMID: 26493621 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)