Arterial Stiffness and Renal Replacement Therapy: A Controversial Topic

Table 1

Arterial (Aortic) stiffness in hemodialyzed patients.

	cfPWV in HD	Longitudinal study	Transversal study
Shinohara et al., 2004 [8]	Decrease (1)		X
Charitaki and Davenport, 2013 [13]	Increase (1)	X
London et al., 200 [14]	Decrease (2)	X
London et al., 200 [14]	Increase (2)	X
Utescu et al., 2013 [11]	Increase (3)	X

Pulse wave velocity in the carotid-femoral pathway (cfPWV) was measured in hemodialyzed patients (HD).
Responders: patients having a decrease of left ventricular mass by >10% after follow-up.
Nonresponders: patients having an increase of left ventricular mass or decrease <10% after follow-up.
(1) With respect to predialysis values obtained in uremic patients.
(2) With respect to patients receiving hemodialysis for at least 3 months.
(3) With respect to baseline values obtained in hemodialyzed patients (mean = 2.3 years).