title: Coronary Artery Calcification Score as A Predictor of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcome in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.
abstract: ♦
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to examine whether the coronary artery calcification score (CaCS) was associated with the prognosis of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. ♦
  
  
  METHODS
  Adult PD patients who were clinically stable for at least 2 months were recruited for this prospective, observational cohort study. Coronary artery calcification was assessed using multislice spiral computed tomography and was recorded according to the Agatston score. The endpoints including all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, and cardiovascular mortality were assessed. Multivariate Cox regression was used to identify independent predictors of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events (CVEs), and cardiovascular mortality. ♦
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 179 PD patients (86 men) with a mean age of 63.5 ± 14.8 years were recruited for this study. Coronary artery calcification scores ranging from 0 to 5,257 were stratified as follows: no (CaCS = 0, n = 54), low (0 < CaCS < 400, n = 72), and high (CaCS ≥ 400, n = 53) calcification. The follow-up duration was 30.6 ± 16.2 (24-63) months. Compared with the no calcification group, patients with a higher CaCS were older and had lower diastolic blood pressure, residual renal function, and serum albumin, and higher HbA1C and serum insulin. Multivariate Cox regression revealed that the CaCS was an independent predictor for all the 3 endpoints after adjustment in PD patients. ♦
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CaCS was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, and cardiovascular mortality in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Qionghong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital Baoshan Branch, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Huanqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Chuan-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital Baoshan Branch, Fudan University, Shanghai, China zhuty25@medmail.com.cn.
authors.forename: Tongying
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*
keywords: Coronary artery calcification; all-cause mortality; cardiovascular events; cardiovascular mortality; risk factor