Hypervolemia rather than arterial calcification and extracoronary atherosclerosis is the main determinant of pulse pressure in hemodialysis patients
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2012Author
Oflaz, Huseyin
Pusuroglu, Hamdi
TEPE, Savas
DOGAN, Cengiz
BASCI, Ali
Yazici, Halil
Yildiz, Alaattin
Akkaya, Vakur
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Pulse pressure (PP) has been reported as an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate association of PP with echocardiographic and vascular structural changes such as atherosclerosis and arterial calcifications in HD patients.
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