Chronic Kidney Disease and Pulse Wave Velocity: A Narrative Review

• Published in: International journal of hypertension Vol. 2019; no. 2019; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Toussaint, Nigel D., Cameron, James D., Hawley, Carmel M., Lioufas, Nicole
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2019; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Australia; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Chronic kidney failure; Health aspects; Health risk assessment; Hemodialysis; Kidney diseases; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Mortality; Parathyroid hormone; Physiological aspects; Review; Risk factors; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Veins & arteries; Australia

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with excess cardiovascular mortality, resulting from both traditional and nontraditional, CKD-specific, cardiovascular risk factors. Nontraditional risk factors include the entity Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) which is character...