NAMPT and atherosclerosis: Thus, in patients undergoing hemodialysis, visfatin/Nampt levels are associated with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), considered one of the most powerful predictors of atherosclerosis and vascular death, but not with other parameters of atherosclerosis such as ADMA levels, aortic pulse wave, brachial pressure index in the ankle, or the percentage of calcification in the abdominal aortic wall [45].