Serum osteoprotegerin is an independent marker of central arterial stiffness as assessed using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in hemodialysis patients: a cross sectional study.

Jia-Sian HouYu-Li LinChih-Hsien WangYu-Hsien LaiChiu-Huang KuoYi-Maun SubeqBang-Gee Hsu

Published in: BMC nephrology (2019)

A positive association was detected between serum OPG levels and central arterial stiffness in HD patients, and patients with high serum OPG levels may have greater influence of calcium load on central arterial stiffening.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
physical activity
prognostic factors
risk factors
nuclear factor
toll like receptor
patient reported