Aortic pulse wave velocity is greater in peritoneal dialysis patients with lower dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) femoral neck bone mineral density.

Our study reinforces the hypothesis of a link between bone disease and vascular disease in dialysis patients. As patients with higher aPWV were prescribed fewer non-calcium containing phosphate binders and fewer had higher 25 hydroxy-vitamin D3 concentrations, then this raises the possibility that differences in clinical practice and drug prescribing may help to reduce vascular stiffness, which will require testing in future trials.