Open AccessCentral blood pressures in early chronic kidney disease: an analysis of CARTaGENE
Author(s) -
Rémi Goupil,
Dominique Dupuis,
Mohsen Agharazii,
Pavel Hamet,
Stéphan Troyanov,
François Madore
Publication year - 2016
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/gfw059
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , pulse pressure , renal function , blood pressure , albuminuria , propensity score matching , cardiology , arterial stiffness , hemodynamics , cohort
Vascular stiffness and advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are strong determinants of higher central blood pressure (BP) and are associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Whether mild-to-moderate CKD is associated with higher central BP independently of other comorbid conditions remains uncertain.
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