Objectives: The goal of this study was to determine whether aortic pulse wave velocity
(aPWV) improves prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events beyond conventional …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to calculate robust quantitative estimates of the
predictive value of aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) for future cardiovascular (CV) events …

Background The statement that 'if exercise were a pill it would be one of the most widely
prescribed and cost-effective drugs ever invented'has been used many times, with many …

Background End-stage renal disease substantially increases the risks of death,
cardiovascular disease, and use of specialized health care, but the effects of less severe …

Background—Arterial stiffness has been associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease
in selected groups of patients. We evaluated whether arterial stiffness is a predictor of …

Background Some reports have suggested that nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) may protect
against cardiovascular events (CVe) when compared with radical nephrectomy (RN) …

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), a heterogeneous group of compounds formed by
nonenzymatic glycation reactions between reducing sugars and amino acids, lipids, or DNA …

Background The importance of measuring aortic pulse wave velocity (PWVao), aortic
augmentation index (Aix) and central systolic blood pressure (SBPao) has been shown …

Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) substantially increases the risk of ischemic stroke, but
this risk varies among individual patients with AF. Existing risk stratification schemes have …

Background and objectives: Hemodialysis (HD)-induced regional wall motion abnormalities
(RWMAs) are common in HD patients and driven by ischemia. In nondialysis patients …