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 overhydration/Extracellular fluid ratio (OH/ECF) measured in relative values using multi-impedancimetric technique. The carotid-femoral PWV-OH/ECF relationship shows a significant relationship (), as does the stiffness index (β)-OH/ECF relationship ().

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