Open AccessIgA nephropathy with early kidney disease is associated with increased arterial stiffness and renin–angiotensin system activity
Author(s) -
Ahmed Abdi-Ali,
M.C. Mann,
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn,
Jennifer M. MacRae,
Tanvir Chowdhury Turin,
Hallgrímur Benediktsson,
DY Sola,
SB Ahmed
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1752-8976
pISSN - 1470-3203
DOI - 10.1177/1470320313510586
Subject(s) - arterial stiffness , medicine , renal function , pulse wave velocity , blood pressure , proteinuria , nephropathy , endocrinology , angiotensin ii , renin–angiotensin system , kidney disease , plasma renin activity , kidney , cardiology , diabetes mellitus
IgA nephropathy is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, though whether this is due to loss of kidney function or proteinuria is unclear.
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