Parathyroid Hormone Levels and Pulse Wave Velocity in Hemodialysis Patients.

Kazuhiko Kato Akio NakashimaMasamitsu MorishitaIchiro OhkidoTakashi Yokoo

Published in: Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2022)

These results suggest that intact PTH is independently associated with PWV. Moreover, physiological mechanisms characteristic of diabetes may be involved in the association between PTH and arteriosclerosis.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
blood pressure
glycemic control
blood flow