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Assessment of Vascular Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

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June 16th, 2014

June 16th, 2014

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Title

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Collection and Processing of Vascular Endothelial Cells

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Assessment of FMDBA and aPWV

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Imaging and Analysis of Vascular Endothelial Cell

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Results: Vascular Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

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Conclusion

The degree of vascular dysfunction and contributing physiological mechanisms can be assessed in patients with chronic kidney disease by measuring brachial artery flow-mediated dilation, aortic pulse-wave velocity, and vascular endothelial cell protein expression.

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