title: [Vascular stiffness in chronic renal failure patients treated by hemodialysis].
abstract: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity in patients with end-stage renal failure. Arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an independent risk factor for morbidity in end stage renal failure patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the arterial stiffness in patients with chronic renal failure. In 20 chronic renal failure patients treated by hemodialysis (HD) we assessed the PWV of the carotic artery as well as artery diameter and distensibility, systolic pressure (SBP), diastolic pressure (DBP), pulse pressure (PP), and basal biochemical parameters and compared them with the values determined in 20 healthy controls of comparable age. PWV and PP are significantly (p < 0.001, p < 0.05) higher and distensibility of the carotic artery was significantly lower (p < 0.001) compared to a control group SBP and DBP were < 140/90 mmHg in HD patients (high normotensive range) but were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than in a control group. In HD patients PP was correlated with arterial distensibility r = -0.600 (p < 0.005), and systolic artery rice r = -0.408 (p < 0.05). SBP was correlated with PP r = 0.689 (p < 0.0007) and with arterial distensibility r = -0.476 (p < 0.03), arterial diameter to systolic artery rice r = -0.463 (p < 0.03), systolic artery rice to arterial distensibility r = 0.885 (p < 0.00001), intima media to arterial distensibility r = 0.815 (p < 0.00001), intima media to arterial compliance r = 0.893 (p < 0.00001). Our results suggest that not only established hypertension but also high normotensive pressure could cause arterial stiffness absened in chronic renal failure patients.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Hipertensjologii, Angiologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych AM im. K. Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. malaczynska@o2.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Posadzy-Małaczyńska
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wanic-Kossowska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tykarski
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Czekalski
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Głuszek
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000503:physiopathology; D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011673:Pulsatile Flow / Q000502:physiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D018924:Vascular Capacitance; D014655:Vascular Resistance