Background There is a lack of information on stiffness parameter β, an index of arterial
stiffness, in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate …

Background. Patients with kidney disease suffer from high cardiovascular risk due to classic
and disease-specific risk factors. Arterial stiffness is a novel cardiovascular risk factor whose …

Background: We determined whether attainment of classical clinical performance measures
for hemodialysis care improves survival in hemodialysis patients with increased arterial …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In dialysis patients, the cardiovascular mortality is 10 to
20 times higher than that in the general population. The increased arterial stiffness in …

Vascular research in end-stage renal diseases is an interesting field in which the
characterization of arterial stiffness proved to be valuable to predict morbidity and mortality …

In previous studies, different parameters of arterial stiffness were related to cardiovascular
mortality in hemodialysis patients, but their relative prognostic value has not previously been …

Background Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
patients with end-stage renal disease. In recent years, arterial stiffness has taken on great …

Arterial stiffness is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with
end-stage renal failure. However, little is known about the factors that contribute to arterial …

Prospective observational studies have shown that arterial stiffness is a strong and
independent predictor of cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients. Recent evidence …

Methods The study group included 80 patients undergoing hemodialysis (aged 59.3±11.8
years; duration of dialysis 5.47±5.16 years). The control group consisted of 60 patients …