The association between arterial stiffness and fluid status in peritoneal dialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In this study our aim was to evaluate the relationship between degree of fluid status and arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Fluid status was determined by different methods including fluid overload measured by bioimpedance (Body Composition Monitor, BCM), calf normalized resistivity (CNR), plasma N-terminal fragment of B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and extracellular to intracellular water ratio (ECW/ICW).

Methods

Sixty PD patients were evaluated. They were stratified into normo- and hypervolemic groups according to their fluid overload (FO). CNR was calculated from resistance at 5 kHz using calf bioimpedance spectroscopy. Arterial stiffness was assessed by PWV. Additionally, all patients underwe

SUBMITTER: Kocyigit I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4269504 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature