Association of Serum Uric Acid with Arterial Stiffness in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Xinhui Liu (Author), Juan Wu (Author), Haishan Wu (Author), Chunyan Yi (Author), Fengxian Huang (Author), Xueqing Yu (Author), Xiao Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Serum uric acid (SUA) has been proposed as a mediator associated with increased cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness. However, evidence on the association between SUA and arterial stiffness in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is lacking. The aim of this study was to examine t...