Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), especially those involving a systemic inflammatory
process such as atherosclerosis, remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in …

The pathophysiology of vascular disease is linked to accelerated biological aging and a
combination of genetic, lifestyle, biological, and environmental risk factors. Within the …

Importance Baseline findings from the China Dialysis Calcification Study (CDCS) revealed a
high prevalence of vascular calcification (VC) among patients with end-stage kidney …

Hypertension diagnosis is one of the most common and important procedures in everyday
clinical practice. Its applicability depends on correct and comparable measurements. Cuff …

Over the last hundred years, life expectancy in developed countries has increased because
of healthier living habits and the treatment of chronic pathologies causing premature aging …

An overview of the mechanisms in vascular calcification duri... : Current Opinion in Nephrology
and Hypertension An overview of the mechanisms in vascular calcification during chronic kidney …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are
global diseases of increasing prevalence and are frequent co-diagnoses. The two …

Aim In chronic kidney disease, IgA nephropathy, and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
have prognostic significance as well. However, the relationship between diastolic …

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) frequently co-exists with chronic kidney disease
(CKD). Patients with concomitant CVD and CKD are at very high risk of CVD events. Areas …

Results In total, 667 patients with a mean baseline eGFR of 27 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 were
included. Pulse wave velocity above the 95th percentile was observed in 124 (20%) patients …