There is no practical utility in routinely screening dialysis patients for vascular calcification.
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Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. uhlig@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control