Does Vitamin K Intake Influence High Phosphate Induced Vascular Pseudo-ossification: An Underappreciated Therapeutic Prospect in General Population?

• Main Authors: Thent, Zar Chi, Fromming, Gabriele Ruth Anisah, Abd Muid, Suhaila
• Format: E-Article
• Published: Researchgate 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29874/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328649711_Does_Vitamin_K_Intake_Influence_High_Phosphate_Induced_Vascular_Pseudo-ossification_An_Underappreciated_Therapeutic_Prospect_in_General_Population
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Increasing interest on vascular pseudo-ossification has alarmed the modern atherosclerotic society. High phosphate is one of the key factors in vascular pseudo ossification, also known as vascular calcification. The active process of deposition of the phosphate crystals in vascular tissues results i...