THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND FLUID STATUS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol.34, no.7, pp.781-790, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 34 Issue: 7
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.3747/pdi.2013.00057
- Journal Name: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.781-790
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes
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).