Progression of Medial Arterial Calcification in CKD.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medial arterial calcification is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and portends poor clinical outcomes, but its progression relative to the severity of CKD and the role of other risk factors is unknown because of the lack of reliable quantification.

Methods

Calcification of breast arteries detected by mammography, which is exclusively medial and correlates with medial calcification in peripheral arteries and with cardiovascular outcomes, was used to measure the progression of medial arterial calcification in women with CKD and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Measurements showed intra- and interobserver correlations of 0.98, an interstudy variability of 8% to 11%, and a correlation with computed tomographic measurements of 0.92.

Results

Progression of

SUBMITTER: Manzoor S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224661 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature