Pulse Wave Velocity as a Novel Risk Factor for Chronic Kidney Disease Progression

The Stiffness of the Blood Vessels as a Component of Cardionephro - Cerebrovascular Risk for Obesity

“…It is important to note that the PWV and the associated arterial augmentation index are interesting from the point of view of pathophysiology and have a great prognostic value. The role of SST as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and renal diseases was summarized in our previous study [28,29]. We were able to demonstrate a significant increase in vascular augmentation index in persons with 3rd degree obesity, and persons with 1st degree obesity significantly increased the vascular stiffness index (Table 3).…”