Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Usefulness of a Marker of Vascular Damage | Zendy

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Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Usefulness of a Marker of Vascular Damage

Author(s) -

Antonio Bellasi,

Emiliana Ferramosca,

Carlo Ratti

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551

H-Index - 29

eISSN - 2090-2158

pISSN - 2090-214X

DOI - 10.4061/2011/734832

Subject(s) - arterial stiffness , medicine , kidney disease , compliance (psychology) , cardiology , disease , arterial wall , intensive care medicine , arterial disease , vascular disease , blood pressure , social psychology , psychology

Increased arterial stiffness is a marker of vasculopathy in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, suggesting a significant cardiovascular damage. Detection of arterial stiffness provides physicians with useful prognostic information independent of traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. In addition, this knowledge may help guide appropriate therapeutic choices and monitor the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapies. We review the relationship between arterial stiffness and CKD, as well as the prognostic implications of increased arterial stiffness and the potential therapeutic strategies to ameliorate arterial compliance and outcome in CKD

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