Pulse wave velocity assessment for cardiovascular risk prognostication in ESKD: weighing recent evidence.

CONCLUSION: Despite the strong pathophysiological relevance of arterial stiffness as a mediator of CV disease in ESKD, the assessment of aortic PWV for CV risk stratification in this population appears to be of limited value. Whether aortic PWV assessment is valuable in guiding CV risk factor management and whether such a therapeutic approach is translated into improvement in clinical outcomes is an issue of clinical relevance that warrants investigation in properly-designed randomized trials.
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Source: Current Vascular Pharmacology - April 2, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Georgianos PI, Vaios V, Eleftheriadis T, Zebekakis PE, Liakopoulos V Tags: Curr Vasc Pharmacol Source Type: research