Ectopic calcification in chronic kidney disease. Part 1. Classification and pathogenesis
Cardio-vascular diseases are the main cause of death in patietns with chronic kidney disease. Prognostic predictor of these complications if ectopic/vascular calcification. Calcification of soft tissues and vessels in uremia is the result of mineral and bone disorders; therapy for its correction; transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells. This article presents the literature review which summarizes data of mechanisms and pathogenesis of ectopic calcification in chronic kidney disease.