The investigators hypothesize that the Systolic Foot-to-Apex Time Interval (SFATI) method will be accurate for measurement of systolic blood pressure with marked arterial stiffness as seen in patients with severe renal impairment. Also that the presence of arterial calcifications only changes the agreement between the SFATI method and the reference method (auscultatory method) if the calcifications are very severe.
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Systolic blood pressure according to oscillometric curve
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Systolic blood pressure according to Korotkov sounds
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