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The prognostic impact of the extent of medial vascular calcification at KT is unknown.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this prospective cohort study, we investigated the impact of medial calcification compared to a mix of intimal and medial calcification represented by coronary artery calcification (CAC score) and aortic valve calcification in 342 patients starting on kidney failure replacement therapy. The primary outcomes were cardiovascular events (CVE) and death. The median follow\u2010up time was 6.4 years (interquartile range 3.7\u20139.6 years). Exposure was CAC score and arteria epigastrica medial calcification scored as none, mild, moderate, or severe by a pathologist at time of KT (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 200). We divided the patients according to kidney failure replacement therapy during follow\u2010up, that is, living donor KT, deceased donor KT, or dialysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Moderate to severe medial calcification in the arteria epigastrica was associated with higher mortality (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.001), and the hazard ratio for CVE was 3.1 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12\u20139.02, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05) compared to no or mild medial calcification. The hazard ratio for 10\u2010year mortality in the dialysis group was 33.6 (95% CI, 10.0\u2013113.0, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001) compared to living donor recipients, independent of Framingham risk score and prevalent CAC.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Scoring of medial calcification in the arteria epigastrica identified living donor recipients as having 3.1 times higher risk of CVE, independent of traditional risk factors. 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