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    Kidney Int. 2008 Dec;74(11):1376-8.

    Treatment of vascular calcification.

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    Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. woneill@emory.edu

    Abstract

    A variety of potential therapies for vascular calcification, based either on the underlying biology or physical chemistry or solely on empiric observations in patients, may be effective but lack rigorous testing. Pasch et al. provide convincing evidence that sodium thiosulfate prevents medial vascular calcification in uremic rats. Although this provides some scientific basis for the clinical use of thiosulfate, uncertainty about mechanism of action and safety still remains.

    PMID:
    19008909
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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