Vascular calcification in advanced secondary hyperparathyroidism

: Cardiovascular disease is one of the largest cause of mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Vascular calcifications frequently encountered in hemodialysis patients. In advanced uremic secondary hyperparathyroidism model mice, vascular calcifications were observed in their aorta, by Kossa staining. This mouse model may be a useful model to study vascular calcification in maintenance hemodialysis patients.