Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with excess cardiovascular mortality, resulting
from both traditional and nontraditional, CKD‐specific, cardiovascular risk factors …

Background Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a measure of arterial stiffness and has
proved useful in predicting cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in several populations of …

Aortic p ulse w ave v elocity (a PWV) is elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD) and predicts cardiovascular risk. However, the natural progression of arterial stiffness …

Patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) are at risk for further loss of kidney function
and death, which occur despite reasonable blood pressure treatment. To determine whether …

The implications from these lessons are that pulse wave velocity is a robust, reproducible
measure of arterial stiffness which adds important information to standard clinical …

Background: Increased aortic stiffness markers-aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) and
augmentation index (AIx)-are powerful predictors of survival in ESRD patients-well …

The association between arterial stiffness and decline in kidney function in patients with mild
to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not well established. This study investigated …

Measurement of arterial stiffness is assuming an increasing role in the clinical assessment of
patients. Indeed, arterial stiffness and wave reflections are now well accepted as the most …

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by aortic stiffness and
increased cardiovascular mortality. In end-stage renal disease, aortic stiffness predicts …

Evidence suggests that aortic stiffness may antedate and contribute initially to the
development of hypertension and cardiovascular risk (CVR). In treated hypertensive …