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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased inflammation and vascular calcifications in haemodialysis patients

Dr Ana Carina Ferreira, Dr Patrícia Matias, Dr Cristina Jorge, Dr Marília Borges, Dr Inês Aires, Dr Célia Gil, Dr José Cortez, Dr Aníbal Ferreira.

Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Abstract

The presence of an inflammatory process is very common in individuals either with chronic kidney disease or already on end stage renal disease (chronic kidney disease stage 5). This inflammatory state seems to be due to multiple factors, namely, infections, endotoxinemia, the “uremic milleu”, non-ultrapure dialysate, bioimcompatile dialysis membranes, etc1.

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