THE INFLUENCE OF DIALYSATE CALCIUM ON PROGRESSION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: Meltem SEZİŞ, Mehmet ÖZKAHYA, Gülay AŞCI, Ebru SEVINC, Mümtaz YILMAZ, Cenk DEMIRCI, Hüseyin TÖZ, ALİ BAŞCI, Ercan OK
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2009, vol 29
Summary
Background: One of the origins of cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients is arterial stiffness. The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between the calcium content of peritoneal dialysis (PD) solution and arterial stiffness.