SP551RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR CALCIFICATION SCORE IN PLAIN XRAY OF HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Relationship between pulmonary hypertension, peripheral vascular calcification, and major cardiovascular events in dialysis patients

BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is a recently recognized complication of chronic kidney disease. In this study, we investigated the association between PHT, peripheral vascular calcifications (VCs), and major cardiovascular events. METHODS In this retrospective study, we included 172 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing dialysis [hemodialysis (HD)=84, peritoneal dialysis...

Evaluation of Vitamin D Level and its Correlation to Vascular Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients

Introduction: Compared with the general population, hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of vascular calcification, which in turn is associated with an increased risk of mortality. Regarding the role of vitamin D in bone formation, regulation of calcium, phosphate and iPTH level and correlation of these variables in survival, this study was performed to evaluate the vitamin D serum level...

Higher mineralized bone volume is associated with a lower plain X-Ray vascular calcification score in hemodialysis patients

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In dialysis patients, there is an increasing evidence that altered bone metabolism is associated with cardiovascular calcifications. The main objective of this study was to analyse, in hemodialysis patients, the relationships between bone turnover, mineralization and volume, evaluated in bone biopsies, with a plain X-ray vascular calcification score. DESIGN, SETTING,...

Screening of vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients.

Vascular calcification (VC) is very common in subjects with chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and it is becoming more prevalent with the worsening of kidney function and CKD duration. VC is associated with many adverse clinical outcomes, including ischemic cardiac events and subsequent vascular mortality (1). VC is usually seen in aging, after vascular inju...

Pulmonary Hypertension in Hemodialysis Patients