Upstroke Time as a Novel Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Upstroke Time as a Novel Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Upstroke time (UT), measured from the foot-to-peak peripheral pulse wave, is a merged parameter used to assess arterial stiffness and target vascular injuries. In this study, we aimed to investigate UT for the prediction of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disea...

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Main Authors: Wen-Hsien Lee, Po-Chao Hsu, Chun-Yuan Chu, Szu-Chia Chen, Ying-Chih Chen, Meng-Kuang Lee, Hung-Hao Lee, Chee-Siong Lee, Hsueh-Wei Yen, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Wen-Chol Voon, Wen-Ter Lai, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu, Ho-Ming Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
upstroke time
pulse wave velocity
blood pressure
mortality
chronic kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/6/422

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