Hydration Status Is Associated with Aortic Stiffness, but Not with Peripheral Arterial Stiffness, in Chronically Hemodialysed Patients

Figure 2

Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and hydration status evaluated through extracellular/Total Body Fluid ratio (ECF/TBF) measured using multi-impedancimetric technique. The carotid-femoral PWV-ECF/TBF relationship shows a significant relationship (), as the stiffness index (β)-ECF/TBF relationship ().

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