Background Vascular calcification is one of the risk factors for arterial stiffness in patients
with chronic kidney disease. We hypothesized that a mismatch between elastic and …

Vascular calcifications have been previously shown to be an independent predictor of
mortality in dialysis patients and a similar association has been shown for arterial stiffness …

Background. Epidemiological studies have identified aortic stiffness as an independent
predictor of cardiovascular mortality in end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. In these …

Background. Vascular calcifications are highly prevalent in dialysis patients and are
associated with arterial stiffness and mortality. The use of simple and inexpensive methods …

Background The change of aortic stiffness, but not the particular baseline value, plays a
crucial role in estimating the patient risk with end-stage renal disease. Therefore, we aimed …

BACKGROUND: Accurate cardiovascular risk estimation in dialysis patients remains
challenging because different pathogenetic mechanisms act simultaneously in this …

Eur J Clin Invest 2010; 41 (1): 45–51 Abstract Background Arterial stiffness is an
independent predictor of all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality, particularly in patients with …

Coronary artery calcification and aortic pulse wave velocity in chronic kidney disease
patients. Background Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are at increased risk of …

Abstract Background/Aims: Both arterial stiffness and coronary artery calcification (CAC) are
important predictors of cardiovascular disease in the general population and in chronic …

Background and Objectives: Abnormal arterial stiffness (AS) is a major complication in end-
stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients treated by dialysis. Our study aimed to determine the …