CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Hypertension and Renal Diseases,
and b Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Reggio …

Background: Patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy have a
high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease (CVD). A similar …

Background Early chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased
cardiovascular (CV) risk but underlying mechanisms remain uncertain. Arterial stiffness (AS) …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health concern. Despite many potentially life-
threatening conditions that can accompany kidney disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

One important issue in cardiovascular prevention is to better detect individuals at high risk of
cardiovascular events (CVE) to earlier apply preventive therapeutic strategies. As arterial …

Interest in the nature and velocity of pulse wave travel in the human circulation witnessed an
innovative mix of technology and mathematics in the nineteenth and early twentieth …

Arterial stiffness in chronic kidney disease: a modifiable c... : Current Opinion in Nephrology
and Hypertension Arterial stiffness in chronic kidney disease: a modifiable cardiovascular risk …

We recognize that increased systolic pressure is the most challenging form of hypertension
today and that pulse pressure as an independent cardiovascular risk factor has focused …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) commonly accompanies CKD. Although many patients with
CKD have other risk factors for CVD (for example, diabetes or smoking) and part of the …

Arterial stiffness is increasingly recognized as an important potentially modifiable measure
of subclinical vascular disease in people with CKD. The introduction of arterial stiffness into …