Adiponectin is related to carotid artery plaque and a predictor of cardiovascular outcome in a cohort of non-diabetic peritoneal dialysis patients.

Aims: Adiponectin is an adipocytokine with antiatherogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. We investigated associations between circulating adiponectin, inflammation and cardiovascular disease in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Methods: A prospective study was performed in 59 non-diabetic patients.

[Relationship of brain natriuretic peptide to renal function and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with chronic kidney disease].

Objective: To clarify the association of brain natriuretic peptide * BNP) with renal function and cardiac dysfunction in non-dialysis-dependent patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: Fluorescence immuno-assay was used to detect the whole blood concentration of BNP in a cohort of 203 CKD patients and 16 hypertensive controls. Color ultrasonography was conducted to determine the left ventricular mass index (LVMI).