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Special Report - Health Care - December 11, 2009
Spokane researchers connect phosphorus to heart disease
Using data collected in the long-term Spokane Heart Study, they now eye pilot study

By Jeanne Gustafson
Of the Journal of Business

Biostatistician Bob Short, left, and Dr. Katherine Tuttle say the results of their research could lead to a treatment for patients with coronary-artery calcification.
Biostatistician Bob Short, left, and Dr. Katherine Tuttle say the results of their research could lead to a treatment for patients with coronary-artery calcification.
—Staff photo by Jeanne Gustafson
Using data collected in a well-known, long-term heart study here, Spokane researchers have discovered what they believe is a link between elevated levels of phosphorus in the bloodstream and a deadly form of heart disease.

The researchers also found that reduced kidney function in a patient can predict development of that type of heart disease, which is marked by coronary-artery calcification and is difficult to treat, says Dr. Katherine Tuttle. Tuttle, the medical and scientific...


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