ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.757-765, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Introduction: Chronic subclinical volume overload, frequently observed in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, is associated with increased arterial stiffness (AS), diastolic heart failure (HF), and higher mortality and morbidity. Diastolic HF is also known as HF with preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF). We here in evaluated the effect of volume status on development of arterial stiffness and diastolic HF in patients with normal or near-normal LV systolic function.