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Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Is Associated with Severe Coronary Artery Calcification in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study found that a blood marker called GDF-15 is linked to hardening of the heart arteries in 128 people with kidney disease. This is an observational study, so it shows a link but not proof of cause.

Who did this work

María Kislikova (Universidad de Cantabria) · Paola Nova Montoya (Universidad de Cantabria) · Laura García García (Universidad de Cantabria) · José Antonio Parra Blanco (Universidad de Cantabria) · María Teresa García‐Unzueta (Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital) · Vicente Celestino Piñera Haces (Universidad de Cantabria) · María Oliva Valentín Muñoz (Universidad de Cantabria) · Adalberto Benito‐Hernández (Universidad de Cantabria) · Juan Carlos Ruiz (Universidad de Cantabria) · Emilio Rodrigo (Universidad de Cantabria)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-02
https://doi.org/10.3390/life16101661