title: [Arterial calcifications of the hand: normal aging and the course in chronic dialysis patients].
abstract: Normally, arterial calcifications in the hand progress from proximal to distal and do not reach the fingers by the 8th decade. In patients on maintenance dialysis arterial calcifications begin earlier and do not progress with age. The most severe arterial calcifications occur in patients with renal failure caused by diabetic nephropathy. Prognostically arterial calcifications in the finger-metacarpal region are an unfavourable sign.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis
vernacular_title: Arterienverkalkungen an der Hand: normaler Altersgang und Verlauf bei chronischen Dialysepatienten.