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This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study assessed the effect of NaTS on progression of cardiovascular calcifications in HD patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>From 65 screened patients, we recruited 60 patients with an abdominal aorta Agatston calcification score \u2265100. Thirty patients were randomized to receive NaTS 25\u2009g\/1.73\u2009m2 and 30 patients to receive 100\u2009mL of 0.9% sodium chloride intravenously during the last 15\u2009min of HD over a period of 6\u2009months. The primary endpoint was the absolute change of the abdominal aortic calcification score.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The abdominal aortic calcification score and calcification volume of the abdominal aorta increased similarly in both treatment groups during the trial. As compared with the saline group, patients receiving NaTS exhibited a reduction of their iliac artery calcification score (\u2212137\u2009\u00b1\u2009641 versus 245\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u2009755; P\u2009= 0.049), reduced pulse wave velocity (9.6\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u20092.7 versus 11.4\u2009\u00b1\u20093.6; P\u2009= 0.000) and a lower carotid intima-media thickness (0.77\u2009\u2009\u00b1\u20090.1 versus 0.83 \u2009\u00b1\u2009 00.17; P\u2009= 0.033) and had better preservation of echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular hypertrophy. No patient of the NaTS group developed new cardiac valve calcifications during the trial as compared with 8 of 29 patients in the saline group. By univariate analysis, NaTS therapy was the only predictor of not developing new valvular calcifications. 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