High Pulse-Wave Velocity Defines a Very High Cardiovascular Risk Cohort of Dialysis Patients under Age 60.

CONCLUSION: A PWV >12 m/s provides important prognostic information in ESRD patients under 60 years of age, whereas in older patients, its prognostic relevance is lost. These findings are of critical relevance for early intervention guidance and trial end-point/treatment effect interpretation. PMID: 27898419 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - November 29, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ferreira JP, Girerd N, Pannier B, Rossignol P, London GM Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research