Higher serum follistatin levels are associated with increased vascular calcification in haemodialysis patients
The results herein provide the first clinical evidence of the association between serum follistatin and VC in HD patients. Higher follistatin, pulse pressure, serum corrected calcium levels, and lower serum sodium and TC levels are independent associated with high AAC scores in HD patients.
Authors
- Z X Li
- Conghui Liu
- Aihua Zhang
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Xuan Wu Hospital of the Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1759582
- Primary Topic
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China