Greater aortic stiffness is associated with renal dysfunction in participants of the ELSA-Brasil cohort with and without hypertension and diabetes.

BACKGROUND:Arterial stiffness has been associated with renal dysfunction and its progression, but the pathophysiological relation underlying this association has not been fully established, particularly among individuals without hypertension and diabetes. We investigated the cross-sectional associat...

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Main Authors: Júlia S A Cândido, Lidyane V Camelo, José Geraldo Mill, Paulo A Lotufo, Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro, Bruce B Duncan, Luisa C C Brant, Sandhi Maria Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210522