[Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease]

: Cardiovascular risk is higher in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) than general population because in addition to the traditional cardiovascular (CV ) risk factors, CKD patients also have others non-traditional CV risk factors linked to CKD. Among these factors, presence and progression of coronary calcifications (CAC) are considered very important in CKD or ESRD patients in recent years. A number of noninvasive imaging methods are available to detect the presence, extent and progression of CAC. In this review, we discuss the importance of CAC as non-traditional CV risk factors in CKD patients and the noninvasive methods most frequently used to assess CAC.