Open AccessHigher daily peritoneal protein clearance when initiating peritoneal dialysis is independently associated with peripheral arterial disease (PAD): A possible new marker of systemic endothelial dysfunction?
Author(s) -
Rafáel Sánchez,
Auxiliadora Bajo,
Gloria del Peso,
María José FernándezReyes,
Elena González,
Sonia Lidia Romero Vela,
P. Llanes,
Rafael Selgas
Publication year - 2008
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/gfn595
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , diabetes mellitus , peritoneal equilibration test , hemodialysis , endothelial dysfunction , quartile , logistic regression , gastroenterology , surgery , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , urology , endocrinology , confidence interval
Patients starting peritoneal dialysis (PD) with active cardiovascular disease (CVD) show higher protein and albumin levels in peritoneal effluent. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is increasingly recognized as an entity particularly associated with higher mortality.
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