Is exercise progression necessary to increase cephalic vein diameter and distensibility in patients with chronic kidney disease? A case series
Exercises with and without load progression may indicate the onset of an increase in the diameter and distensibility of the cephalic vein in patients with CKD, notably in the group which performed the protocol without load adjustment.
Authors
- Juliana Rodrigues da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8365-571X)
- Francini Porcher Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7673-4241)
- Patrícia Érika de Melo Marinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-7481)
- Ângela Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7940-4141)
- Júlio Henrique Policarpo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-5803)
- Frederico Castelo Branco Cavalcanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9778-8823)
- L. Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8062-0720)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Real Hospital Português (BR)
- Instituto Superior da Maia (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2025.2566148
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00