Vascular calcification and cardiovascular function in chronic kidney disease | Zendy

Mhairi K. Sigrist | Zendy; Peter M. Bungay | Zendy; Maarten W. Taal | Zendy; Christopher W. McIntyre | Zendy

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Vascular calcification and cardiovascular function in chronic kidney disease

Author(s) -

Mhairi K. Sigrist,

Peter M. Bungay,

Maarten W. Taal,

Christopher W. McIntyre

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfi236

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , calcification , kidney disease , pulse wave velocity , arterial stiffness , blood pressure , pulse pressure , renal function , hemodialysis , dialysis

Vascular calcification and arterial stiffening are independent predictors of all causes and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Few data are currently available comparing vascular calcification and its attendant functional cardiovascular consequences between CKD stage 4 patients and both peritoneal dialysis (PD) and haemodialysis (HD) (CKD stage 5) patients.

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