Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Is Not Simply Associated with Extracellular Water Expansion
Background: Cardiac death is increased in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a measurement of arterial stiffness, and previous reports linked PWV to increased extracellular water (ECW). As cyclers and icodextrin are increasingly used, we wished to determine whether this...
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| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Kidney & Blood Pressure Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/503424 |