Key result
Coronary artery calcification is not associated with intra-dialytic blood pressure variability in hemodialysis patients.
Why the study?
The correlation between coronary artery calcification and intra-dialytic blood pressure variation in end-stage renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis was unclear.
Does coronary artery calcification correlate with intra-dialytic blood pressure variation in end-stage renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis?
Cross-Sectional (n=90)
No
Does coronary artery calcification correlate with intra-dialytic blood pressure variation in end-stage renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis?
Coronary artery calcification is not significantly correlated with intra-dialytic blood pressure variability in patients with end-stage renal disease, although it demonstrates a positive association with serum calcium levels and intra-dialytic hypotension.
No correlation in this cross-sectional study should guide risk stratification; leaves open any relationship in end-stage renal disease.
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Siddique et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in End-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis (n=90). Coronary artery calcification vs. No coronary artery calcification was evaluated on Correlation of coronary artery calcium score with intra-dialytic change in systolic blood pressure (r=0.175, p=0.098). Coronary artery calcification had no significant correlation with intra-dialytic blood pressure variability in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis.
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