REFERENCES
- Mancia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, 2007. Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). J Hypertens. 2007;25:1105–1187.
- Zieman SJ, Melenovsky V, Kass DA. Mechanisms, pathophysiology, and therapy of arterial stiffness. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2005;25:932–943.
- Safar ME, Levy BI, Struijker-Boudier H. Current perspectives on arterial stiffness and pulse pressure in hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Circulation. 2003;107:2864–2869.
- Li Y, Wang JG, Dolan E, Ambulatory arterial stiffness index derived from 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Hypertension. 2006;47:359–364.
- Dolan E, Thijs L, Li Y, Ambulatory arterial stiffness index as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in the Dublin Outcome Study. Hypertension. 2006;47:365–370.
- Hansen TW, Staessen JA, Torp-Pedersen C, Ambulatory arterial stiffness index predicts stroke in a general population. J Hypertens. 2006;24:2247–2253.
- Kikuya M, Staessen JA, Ohkubo T, Ambulatory arterial stiffness index and 24-hour ambulatory pulse pressure as predictors of mortality in Ohasama, Japan. Stroke. 2007;38:1161–1166.
- Ben-Dov IZ, Gavish B, Kark JD, Mekler J, Bursztyn M. A modified ambulatory arterial stiffness index is independently associated with all-cause mortality. J Hum Hypertens. 2008;22:761–766.
- Gavish B, Ben-Dov IZ, Bursztyn M. Linear relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure monitored over 24 h: Assessment and correlations. J Hypertens. 2008;26:199–209.
- Rule AD, Larson TS, Bergstralh EJ, Slezak JM, Jacobsen SJ, Cosio FG. Using serum creatinine to estimate glomerular filtration rate: Accuracy in good health and in chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:929–937.
- Fliser D, Ritz E. Serum cystatin C concentration as a marker of renal dysfunction in the elderly. Am J Kidney Dis. 2001;37:79–83.
- Newman DJ, Thakkar H, Edwards RG, Serum cystatin C measured by automated immunoassay: A more sensitive marker of changes in GFR than serum creatinine. Kidney Int. 1995;47:312–318.
- Laterza OF, Price CP, Scott MG. Cystatin C: An improved estimator of glomerular filtration rate? Clin Chem. 2002;48:699–707.
- Shlipak MG, Sarnak MJ, Katz R, Cystatin C and the risk of death and cardiovascular events among elderly persons. N Engl J Med. 2005;352:2049–2060.
- Shlipak MG, Sarnak MJ, Katz R, Cystatin-C and mortality in elderly persons with heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005;45:268–271.
- Manjunath G, Sarnak MJ, Levey AS. Prediction equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate: An update. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2001;10:785–792.
- Levey A, Bosch J, Lewis JB, Greene T, Rogers N, Roth D. A more accurate method to estimate glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine: A new prediction equation. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:461–470.
- National Kidney Foundation. K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: Evaluation, classification, and stratification. Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative. Am J Kidney Dis. 2002;39(Suppl. 1):S1–S246.
- Hoek FJ, Kemperman FA, Krediet RT. A comparison between cystatin C, plasma creatinine and the Cockcroft and Gault formula for the estimation of glomerular filtration rate. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2003;18:2024–2031.
- O'Brien E. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement: A trove of hidden gems? Hypertension. 2006;48:364–365.
- Gavish B, Ben-dov IZ, Bursztyn M. Ambulatory arterial stiffness index is not a specific marker of reduced arterial compliance [letter]. Hypertension. 2007;50:18.
- Schillaci G, Parati G, Pirro M, Ambulatory arterial stiffness index is not a specific marker of reduced arterial compliance. Hypertension. 2007;49:986–991.
- Leoncini G, Ratto E, Viazzi F, Metabolic syndrome and ambulatory arterial stiffness index in non-diabetic patients with primary hypertensión. J Hum Hypertens. 2007;21:802–807.
- Leoncini G, Ratto E, Viazzi F, Increased ambulatory arterial stiffness index is associated with target organ damage in primary hypertension. Hypertension. 2006;48:397–403.
- Ratto E, Leoncini G, Viazzi F, Ambulatory arterial stiffness index and renal abnormalities in primary hypertension. J Hypertens. 2006;24:2033–2038.
- Mulè G, Cottone S, Cusimano P, Inverse relationship between ambulatory arterial stiffness index and glomerular filtration rate in arterial hypertensión. Am J Hypertens. 2008;21:35–40.
- Robles NR, Mena C, Macias R, Garcia de Vinuesa E, Herrera J, Macias JF. Symmetrical ambulatory arterial stiffness index: Relationship with microalbuminuria and renal function. Eur J Intern Med. 2010;21:118–122.
- Shlipak MG, Katz R, Sarnak MJ, Cystatin C and prognosis for cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in elderly persons without chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:237–246.