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Arterial Stiffness and Decline in Kidney Function.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 7 Dec 2015
Sedaghat Sanaz, Mattace-Raso Francesco U S, Hoorn Ewout J, Uitterlinden Andre G, Hofman Albert, Ikram M Arfan, Franco Oscar H, Dehghan Abbas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The independent link between arterial stiffness and CKD remains unknown. We investigated the association of indicators of arterial stiffness with decline in kidney function. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: We studied 3666 participants (mean age =65 years old; 58% women) from the Rotterdam Study. Pulse pressure (PP), carotid stiffness, and pulse wave velocity (PWV) were...
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