Arterial Stiffness: a Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Kidney Disease Patients.

This article summarizes the accumulated evidence from clinical and epidemiological studies regarding the prognostic significance of arterial stiffening on cardiovascular outcomes and provides insights on possible treatment strategies for arterial stiffness attenuation in patients with CKD. PMID: 24007427 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24007427?dopt=Abstract

Source: Current Vascular Pharmacology - September 3, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Georgianos PI, Sarafidis PA, Lasaridis AN Tags: Curr Vasc Pharmacol Source Type: research