Citric-acid dialysate improves the calcification propensity of hemodialysis patients: A multicenter prospective randomized cross-over trial.
Karlien J Ter MeulenMarijke J E DekkerAndreas PaschNatascha J H BroersFrank M van der SandeJeroen B van der NetConstantijn J A M KoningsIsabelle M GsponerMatthias D N BachtlerAdelheid GaulyBernard CanaudJeroen P KoomanPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Calcification propensity, as measured by the change in T50, improved significantly during treatment in C1.5 compared to A1.25 and A1.5. Long-term studies are needed to investigate the effects of different dialysate compositions concentrations on vascular calcification and bone mineral disorders.