Association between Urine Creatinine Excretion and Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Kidney Disease: Data from the KNOW-CKD Study

• Main Authors: Young Youl Hyun (Author), Hyang Kim (Author), Su-Ah Sung (Author), Soo Wan Kim (Author), Dong Wan Chae (Author), Yong-Soo Kim (Author), Kyu Hun Choi (Author), Curie Ahn (Author), Kyu-Beck Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Previous studies have shown that low muscle mass is associated with arterial stiffness, as measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV), in a population without chronic kidney disease (CKD). This link between low muscle mass and arterial stiffness may explain why patients with CKD have poo...