In men and women, there is a significant association between the risk of cardiovascular
event (myocardial infarction, stroke) and risk of major fragility fracture (hip, vertebra) …

Vascular calcification (VC), commonly encountered in renal failure, diabetes, and aging, is
associated with a large increase in the risk for cardiovascular events and mortality …

Background Vitamin D status has been implicated in COVID-19 disease. The objective of the
COVID-VIT-D trial was to investigate if an oral bolus of cholecalciferol (100,000 IU) …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a very high morbimortality, mainly from
cardiovascular origin, and CKD is currently considered in the high-or very high risk …

It is increasingly acknowledged that mineral and bone disorders (MBDs) contribute to the
excessively high cardiovascular (CV) disease morbidity and mortality observed in patients …

Background Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a common complication in chronic kidney
disease (CKD), is associated with high cardiovascular mortality. The aim of this experimental …

Context: Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is an indicator of cardiovascular risk,
especially in the diseases characterized by insulin resistance such as type 2 diabetes …

Arterial calcification is a well-recognized complication of advanced atherosclerosis. Chronic
kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by significantly more pronounced, disseminated and …

ABSTRACT A significant link between cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis is
established in postmenopausal women, but data for men are scarce. We tested the …

Purpose of Review A systematic literature review was performed to evaluate diabetes
mellitus (DM) as a risk factor of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), and address factors that …