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Carbamylation as a Novel Marker of Coronary Artery Calcification in People With CKD: Findings from a Phenome-Wide Association Study in CRIC

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at people with chronic kidney disease. It found a link between a protein change and hardening of the heart arteries. This shows a connection, but it does not prove that one causes the other.

Source

Paper · AJKD · 2026-09-20
https://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(26)01120-0/fulltext?rss=yes