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Increased arterial stiffness in children on haemodialysis

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 21; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ndt/gfi196

1460-2385

Adrian Covic, Nicoleta Mardare, Paul Gusbeth–Tatomir, O Brumaru, Cristina Gavrilovici, Mihaela Munteanu, Octavian Prisadă, David Goldsmith,

Renal function and acid-base balance

Background. Measures of aortic stiffness—aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx)—have been shown to be powerful predictors of survival in adult haemodialysis (HD) patients. Very few data have been reported regarding arterial stiffness in paediatric renal populations.