Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. In the
National Kidney Foundation Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines it is stressed that …

Increasing evidence indicates that exercise has beneficial effects on chronic inflammation,
cardiorespiratory function, muscle and bone strength and metabolic markers in adults with …

The human arterial system in youth is beautifully designed for its role of receiving spurts of
blood from the left ventricle and distributing this as steady flow through peripheral …

Sarcopenia is also accelerated in patients with chronic heart failure, a condition
characterized by peripheral skeletal muscle abnormalities and muscle wasting. Several …

Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is a promising technique to assess arterial
stiffness conveniently. However, it is not known whether baPWV is associated with well …

Background Exercise capacity, which is predictive of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular
disease risk, is reduced significantly in patients with non–dialysis-dependent chronic kidney …

Background and objectives: Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with larger body or
fat mass have greater survival than normal to low mass. We hypothesized that mid-arm …

Many of the known benefits of exercise in the general population are of particular relevance
to the ESRD population. In addition, the poor physical functioning that is experienced by …

Background: Exercise is not routinely advocated in patients with end-stage renal disease
(ESRD) receiving maintenance hemodialysis (HD), compared to best practice in other …

Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially those on long-term
dialysis, often suffer from muscle wasting and excessive fatigue. It is known that inactivity …