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Table 3 Administered drugs at 18 months

From: Comparison of the effects of lanthanum carbonate and calcium carbonate on the progression of cardiac valvular calcification after initiation of hemodialysis

 

LC (n = 24)

CC (n = 26)

p value

Other P binders (%)

5 (21)

8 (31)

0.63

 sevelamer (%)

3 (13)

2 (8)

0.90

 bixalomer (%)

2 (8)

6 (23)

0.30

Vitamin D (%)

20 (83)

16 (62)

0.23

Statin (%)

9 (38)

17 (65)

0.09

ACE-I/ARB (%)

13 (54)

16 (62)

0.81

Warfarin (%)

0 (0)

4 (15)

0.14

  1. LC lanthanum carbonate group, CC calcium carbonate, Other P binders Other phosphate binders, ACE-I/ARB angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blocker
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