Open AccessDifferent Effect of IgA Nephropathy and Polycystic Kidney Disease on Arterial Stiffness
Author(s) -
István Késői,
Balázs Sági,
Orsolya Tóth,
Tibor Vas,
Attila Fazekas,
Tibor Kovács,
Tünde Pintér,
István Wittmann,
Judit Nagy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
kidney and blood pressure research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.806
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1423-0143
pISSN - 1420-4096
DOI - 10.1159/000326802
Subject(s) - arterial stiffness , medicine , renal function , polycystic kidney disease , pulse wave velocity , kidney disease , blood pressure , nephropathy , endocrinology , kidney , cardiology , gastroenterology , urology , diabetes mellitus
Renal function is a major predictor of vascular function and cardiovascular diseases. Little information exists about the effect of specific renal diseases on vascular function in chronic kidney diseases (CKD).