[The prevention and treatment of vascular calcification.]

We had called the various bone disorder in chronic kidney disease(CKD)as a "ROD:renal osteodystrophy" until last decade. However the concept of ROD have changed into the chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disease(CKD-MBD)within this decade. This concept is containing systemic disorder affected mortality. Vascular calcification is an independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and mortality. The best strategy to prevent and treat vascular calcification would consist of the CKD-MBD management. It is expected that the treatment of preventing directly vascular calcification to appear by finding the detailed mechanism in the future.