Mortality, Kidney Failure, and Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries With CKD and Pulmonary Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is highly prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) not requiring kidney replacement therapy. We studied the associations of PH with mortality, kidney failure, as well as cardiovascular (CV) and non-CV hospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries with a CKD diagnosis.

Study design

Retrospective, observational study using a matched cohort design.

Setting & participants

Patients with PH (based on 2 claims within 2 years) and patients without PH matched on CKD stage from the Medicare 5% CKD sample (1996-2016).

Predictor

Presence of pulmonary hypertension.

Outcome

Mortality, kidney failure, and all-cause, CV, and non-CV hospitalization.

Analytical approach

Cox proportional hazards mode

SUBMITTER: Navaneethan SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8542055 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature