Quantitative Analysis of Abdominal Aortic Calcification in CKD Patients Without Dialysis Therapy by Use of the Agatston Score

Kidney & Blood Pressure Research

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关键词: Agatston score;    Aortic calcification;    Chronic kidney disease;    Multi-slice computed tomography;   

DOI  :  10.1159/000355768

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background/Aim: The aim of the present study was to quantitatively examine factors associated with aortic calcification in non-dialysis CKD patients. Methods: We quantitatively investigated aortic calcification from the renal artery to the bifurcation in 149 non-dialysis CKD patients (58±16 years; 96 males and 53 females, 48 diabetics; eGFR 40.3±29.3 ml/min), and measured Agatston scores using multi-slice computed tomography. Result: Of 149 patients, aortic calcification was present in 117. In patients with aortic calcification, age (pConclusions: Hyperphospatemia, chronic inflammation, diabetes, and decreased GFR are associated significantly with the presence of aortic calcification in non-dialysis CKD patients. Decreased eGFR was associated significantly and independently with the quantitative degree of aortic calcification.

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