1. Treatment of hyperphosphatemia with sevelamer hydrochloride in dialysis patients: effects on vascular calcification, bone and a close look into the survival data 
João M. Frazão, Teresa Adragão 
Kidney International 
Volume 74, Pages S38-S43 (December 2008)
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2. Figure 1
Pelvis score evaluates the presence of vascular calcifications in iliac and femoral arteries. Hands score evaluates the presence of vascular calcification in the radial and digital arteries. Calcification score is the sum of the presence (1) or absence (0) of vascular calcifications in each section. In this example pelvis score ( )=4 and hands score ( )=4. Total score is 8.
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3. Figure 2
Calcification score from plain X-ray of hands and pelvis was a predictor of cardiovascular death and cardiovascular morbidity in dialysis patients. After 3 years of follow-up vascular score ≥3 was associated with higher cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.8
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