Factors Relating to Vascular Damage in Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

stage renal disease(ESRD)requiring renal replacement therapy but also the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and myocardial infarction . Actually, cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death as well as infection in dialysis patients in Japan . Considering that the number of patients on dialysis therapy is increasing globally, it is obvious that the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in ESRD patients is a matter of growing importance. As most cardiovascular diseases are caused by the failure of arteries feeding respective organs, care INTRODUCTION