Serum ADMA, endothelial dysfunction, and atherosclerosis in hypervolemic hemodialysis patients

Doğan İ., Eser B., Özkurt S., Yayar O., Ozgur B., Kayadibi H., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.48, no.5, pp.1041-1047, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1804-98
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1041-1047
  • Keywords: Asymmetric dimethyl arginine, atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, hemodialysis, hypervolemia, ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE ADMA, LEFT-VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, CHRONIC KIDNEY-DISEASE, STAGE RENAL-DISEASE, CARDIAC-HYPERTROPHY, MORTALITY, RISK, ULTRAFILTRATION, DIAMETER
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients under hemodialysis treatment. We aimed to investigate the relationship among volume status, endothelial dysfunction, and ADMA in hemodialysis patients.