Vol. S18 — Supplemento S18 2011

• Introductory remarks
  

  Martino Marangella¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin - Italy

• Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease: a changing scenario
  

  Mario Cozzolino^1,2, Irene Brenna^1,2, Paola Ciceri^1,2, Elisa Volpi^1,2, Daniele Cusi^1,2, Diego Brancaccio³

  (1) Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry
  (2) Renal Division, S. Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan - Italy
  (3) Renal and Dialysis Unit “Simone Martini”, Milan - Italy

• Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease: usefulness of a marker of vascular damage
  

  Antonio Bellasi¹, Paolo Raggi²

  (1) Division of Nephrology, San Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna - Italy
  (2) Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia - USA

• Does any therapy exist for vascular calcifications in uremia
  

  Sandro Mazzaferro¹, Marzia Pasquali¹, Silverio Rotondi¹, Lida Tartaglione¹

  (1) Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome - Italy

• Update on nephrolithiasis: beyond symptomatic urinary tract obstruction
  

  Adamasco Cupisti¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa - Italy

• Recent insights into vitamin D and its receptor
  

  Piergiorgio Messa¹, Carlo Alfieri¹, Maria Pia Rastaldi¹

  (1) Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, Nephrology Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore-Policlinico Milano, Milan - Italy

• New insights into the role of calcium-sensing receptor activation
  

  Mario Cozzolino¹, Sandro Mazzaferro², Piergiorgio Messa³

  (1) Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, S. Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan - Italy
  (2) Department of Clinical Science, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome - Italy
  (3) Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, Fondazione Ca’ Granda IRCCS, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan - Italy

• CKD-MBD: an endless story
  

  Diego Brancaccio¹, Mario Cozzolino²

  (1) Renal Unit Simone Martini, Milan - Italy and Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milan, Milan - Italy
  (2) Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milan, Milan - Italy