Table 1.

Differences in the pattern of cardiovascular damage between patients affected with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)

Factors/disease	CKD	PXE
Traditional CVD risk factors	yes	yes
Non-traditional CVD risk factors	yes	no
Intima layer compromise	yes	no
Medial layer compromise	yes	yes
Arterial stiffness alteration	yes	yes
Mineral bone disease	yes	no

CVD, cardiovascular disease.