The association between thyroid hormones and arterial stiffness in peritoneal dialysis patients
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Erhan TATAR, Meltem SEZİŞ, Fatih KIRCELLI, Ozkan GUNGOR, Mustafa YAPRAK, Gülay AŞCI, ALİ BAŞCI, Mehmet ÖZKAHYA, Ercan OK
INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2011, vol 44, pp 601-606
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-011-0034-7
Summary
Background/Aims The association between thyroid hormones and arterial stiffness is unclear. In this study, we investigated, for the first time in a large cohort of euthyroid peritoneal dialysis patients, the relationship between thyroid hormone levels and arterial stiffness.