Calcification of the Aortic Arch Predicts Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Cardiorenal medicine

Chien-Te Lee ; Chiang-Chi Huang ; Chung-Yao Hsu ; Terry Ting-Yu Chiou ; Hwee-Yeong Ng ; Chien-Hsing Wu ; Wei-Hung Kuo ; Yueh-Ting Lee

关键词: Vascular calcification;    Hemodialysis;    Survival;   

DOI  :  10.1159/000360230

学科分类：心脏病和心血管学

来源: S Karger AG

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background: Cardiovascular calcification represents a marker of cardiovascular risk in chronic dialysis patients. In the general population, aortic arch calcification (AAC) can predict cardiovascular mortality. We conducted a prospective study to investigate factors associated with AAC in hemodialysis patients and examined its prognostic value in long-term outcome. Methods: A total of 712 hemodialysis patients were enrolled. AAC was identified on posteroanterior chest X-ray films and cl.

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