1. Abdominal Aortic Calcification and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from KNOW-CKD Study.
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Suh, Sang Heon, Oh, Tae Ryom, Choi, Hong Sang, Kim, Chang Seong, Bae, Eun Hui, Oh, Kook-Hwan, Lee, Joongyub, Oh, Yun Kyu, Jung, Ji Yong, Ma, Seong Kwon, and Kim, Soo Wan
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CHRONIC kidney failure ,CALCIFICATION ,AORTA ,CHRONICALLY ill - Abstract
To investigate the association between abdominal aortic calcification score (AACS) assessed by plain radiograph of the lateral abdomen and the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD), a total of 2090 pre-dialysis CKD patients from the Korean Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (KNOW-CKD) were categorized by AACS into 0, 1–2, 3–4, 5–6, and ≥7. The primary outcome of the study was the composite CV events, defined as a composite of non-fatal CV events and all-cause death. The risk of composite CV events was significantly higher in the subjects with AACS ≥ 7 (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.888, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.219 to 2.923), compared to that of the subjects with AACS 0. The risks of fatal and non-fatal CV events (adjusted HR 1.052, 95% CI 1.030 to 1.073) and all-cause death (adjusted HR 1.949, 95% CI 1.073 to 3.539) were also significantly higher in the subjects with AACS ≥ 7. In conclusion, AACS assessed by plain radiograph is independently associated with adverse CV outcomes in patients with pre-dialysis CKD. A simple radiographic examination of the lateral abdomen may help CV risk stratification in this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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