title: Cocoa Flavanols: A Magic Potion for Protecting the Endothelium in Kidney Failure?
authors.affiliation: National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Disease and Hypertension, Ospedali Riuniti Reggio Calabria, Italy; and carmine.zoccali@tin.it.
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zoccali
authors.affiliation: National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Disease and Hypertension, Ospedali Riuniti Reggio Calabria, Italy; and Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mallamaci
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages; D002099:Cacao; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular; D006801:Humans; D051437:Renal Insufficiency
keywords: ESRD; cacao; cardiovascular risk; endothelial dysfunction; endothelium; flavanols; flavonoids; flow mediated vasodilatation; polyphenols; renal insufficiency