Association of arterial stiffness with kidney function among adults without chronic kidney disease.
CONCLUSION: Persons with CAVI measurements ≧8.1 had a higher risk for CKD events compared to their counterparts with CAVI measurements <8.1. Greater arterial stiffness among adults without CKD may be associated with kidney dysfunction.
PMID: 32530466 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Authors: Itano S, Yano Y, Nagasu H, Tomiyama H, Kanegae H, Makino H, Higashi Y, Kobayashi Y, Sogawa Y, Satoh M, Suzuki K, Townsend RR, Budoff M, Bakris G, Kashihara N Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research
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