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

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Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and hydration status evaluated through extracellular/overhydration ratio (OH) measured in absolute values using the multi-impedancimetric technique. The carotid-femoral PWV-OH relationship shows a significant relationship (), as does the stiffness index (β)-OH relationship ().

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