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Vitamin K may reverse arterial calcification - study
By Stephen Daniells
Vitamin K2 higher bioavailability than K1, say scientists
Atherosclerosis,, known as hardening or furring of the arteries is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the cause of over 50 per cent of deaths in Europe and the US and estimated to cost the economy …
"Given that arterial calcifications are predictive of cardiovascular events, regression of arterial calcification may help reduce to reduce the risk of death in people with chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease," wrote lead author Leon Schurgers from VitaK at Maastricht University. |
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