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ACE Inhibitors Can Lower Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Dialysis Patients
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Hemodialysis patients are at particularly high risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), but this can be reduced with the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Link Between Hyperphosphatemia and Vascular Calcification Elucidated
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In patients with chronic kidney disease, hyperphosphatemia stimulates vascular calcification by inducing the expression of osterix, an osteoblast transcription factor, in the neointima and tunica media, according to a report in the April 17th online issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Reuters Health Information
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