Association between central aortic pulsatility and glomerular filtration rate in patients with coronary artery disease.
Journal:
Anatolian journal of cardiology
Published Date:
Nov 30, 2015
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Aortic stiffness and chronic kidney disease share common risk factors. Increased aortic stiffness is a predictor of lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at lower levels of renal functions. We aimed to investigate the association between invasively measured central aortic pulsatility (AP) as an indicator of aortic stiffness and eGFR in a population with coronary artery disease and without overt renal disease.