Behzad Zaker
1,2 
, Mohammadreza Ardalan
1* 1 Kidney Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Vascular calcification is a high prevalent complication that arises as a consequence of impaired calcium and phosphate balance amongst cardiovascular patients. Multiple inducer/ inhibitory molecules and pathways as well as genetic background and lifestyle play role in this phenomenon. According to which vessel layer (intima, media or both) is involved different types of vascular calcification take place. Actual mechanism and consensus pathways have not been elucidated yet and needs further investigations