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SUBMITTER: Elias MF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3870855 | biostudies-other | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Elias Merrill F MF Davey Adam A Dore Gregory A GA Gillespie Avrum A Abhayaratna Walter P WP Robbins Michael A MA
American journal of hypertension 20130930 2
<h4>Background</h4>Higher levels of baseline pulse wave velocity (PWV) have been associated with longitudinal decline in renal function in patients with kidney disease. We examined longitudinal decline in renal function in relation to levels of PWV. We hypothesized that longitudinal decline in renal function in a community-based, nonclinic sample would be associated with higher levels of PWV.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a 4-5 year longitudinal study with 482 community-living individuals free fro ...[more]