An ankle-brachial index <1.0 was an independent predictor of total mortality compared to an index >1.1 in chronic hemodialysis patients (HR 3.50; 95% CI 1.20-10.20; p=0.02).
Cohort (n=194)
Does a small reduction in the ankle-brachial index (<1.0) predict increased mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients?
A small reduction in the ankle-brachial index (<1.0) is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients, whereas other arterial stiffness indices like baPWV and CAVI are not.
Effect estimate: HR 3.50 (95% CI 1.20-10.20)
p-value: p=0.02
BACKGROUND: High pulse wave velocity (PWV) and a low ankle-brachial index (ABI) are associated with mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Recently, the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) was developed as a novel index of arterial stiffness independent of blood pressure. METHODS: We compared brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV), the ABI and the CAVI as predictors of mortality in 194 HD patients (age 64 +/- 12 years; time on HD 111 +/- 96 months) during a follow-up period of 39 +/- 4 months (range 31-46). RESULTS: The ABI was significantly positively correlated with serum albumin and negatively with log-transformed highly sensitive C-reactive protein (p 1.1; hazard ratio 3.50 (95% confidence interval 1.20-10.20); p = 0.02]. In contrast, baPWV and the CAVI were not associated with mortality. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that a small reduction in the ABI (<1.0) is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in chronic HD patients.
Kato et al. (Fri,) conducted a cohort in Chronic hemodialysis (n=194). Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) <1.0 vs. Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) >1.1 was evaluated on Total mortality (HR 3.50, 95% CI 1.20-10.20, p=0.02). An ankle-brachial index <1.0 was an independent predictor of total mortality compared to an index >1.1 in chronic hemodialysis patients (HR 3.50; 95% CI 1.20-10.20; p=0.02).
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