Background. Patients with kidney disease suffer from high cardiovascular risk due to classic
and disease-specific risk factors. Arterial stiffness is a novel cardiovascular risk factor whose …

In previous studies, different parameters of arterial stiffness were related to cardiovascular
mortality in hemodialysis patients, but their relative prognostic value has not previously been …

Arterial stiffness (AS), characterized by endothelial dysfunction and/or calcification of the
vessel wall [1], is increasingly recognized as an important predictor of cardiovascular (CV) …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In dialysis patients, the cardiovascular mortality is 10 to
20 times higher than that in the general population. The increased arterial stiffness in …

Patients with end-stage renal disease treated by chronic dialysis have an impressive
mortality, which more than half of this mortality is attributable to cardiovascular disease …

Vascular research in end-stage renal diseases is an interesting field in which the
characterization of arterial stiffness proved to be valuable to predict morbidity and mortality …

Among hemodialysis (HD) patients, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is recognized as a major
contributor to the high risk of mortality, and emerging evidence has ascertained arterial …

Introduction: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with exponentially elevated
cardiovascular mortality. Arterial stiffness (AS)–usually expressed with pulse wave velocity …

Arterial stiffness is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in
hemodialysis (HD) patients. Determinants of arterial stiffness and its change during HD are …

Hypertension is a cardiovascular risk factor whose adverse effects have been attributed to a
reduction in the calibre and/or number of small arteries and arterioles, resulting in increased …