SynthesisInternational urology and nephrology2017
Prevalence of abdominal artery calcification in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effect of magnesium on vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Renal failure · 2023Pooled it
- Prognostic Value of Abdominal Aortic Calcification: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Pooled it
- Correlation Between Soluble Klotho and Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in peritoneal dialysis patients: a meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2019Pooled it
- Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease without dialysis: a meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2018Pooled it
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- Correlation between circulating dephosphorylated uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein and vascular calcification in peritoneal dialysis patients.The International journal of artificial organs · 2024Article
- Unraveling the impact of abdominal arterial calcifications on kidney transplant waitlist mortality through ensemble machine learning.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Analysis of factors influencing vascular calcification in peritoneal dialysis patients and their impact on long-term prognosis.BMC nephrology · 2024Article
- Gut microbial metabolites SCFAs and chronic kidney disease.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Review
- Relationship of abdominal aortic calcification with lumbar vertebral volumetric bone mineral density assessed by quantitative computed tomography in maintenance hemodialysis patients.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- Deep Learning-Assisted Repurposing of Plant Compounds for Treating Vascular Calcification: An In Silico Study with Experimental Validation.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Article
- Association between serum elastin-derived peptides and abdominal aortic calcification in peritoneal dialysis patients: a cross-sectional study.Renal failure · 2021Article
- Residual Renal Function - How Fast Does the Residual Urine Output Function Decline in the First Year of Haemodialysis? - A Scoping Review.Frontiers in nephrology · 2021Article
- Uremic Vascular Calcification: The Pathogenic Roles and Gastrointestinal Decontamination of Uremic Toxins.Toxins · 2020Review
- Abdominal aortic calcification score as a predictor of clinical outcome in peritoneal dialysis patients: a prospective cohort study.BMC nephrology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo systematically determine the prevalence of abdominal artery calcification (AAC) in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and identify reasons for heterogeneity.
methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science from database inception to March 2017. Cross-sectional or cohort (only used baseline data) studies reporting estimates of AAC prevalence in dialysis adult patients with ESRD were included. We performed a random-effects meta-analysis to generate pooled prevalence estimates. Subgroup analyses were used to compare differences within categorical variables (geographic region, AAC detection instruments, dialysis methods, study design, and sample size), and meta-regression analyses to assess the impact of continuous variables (participants' age, duration of dialysis, and male proportion).
resultsA total of 44 studies with 9883 dialysis patients were included. The pooled prevalence for AAC was 68.5% (95% CI 63-73.9%). Subgroup analyses suggested that AAC prevalence varied significantly by geographical region and AAC detection instruments, not by dialysis methods, study design and sample size. Meta-regression analysis suggested that positive correlations were found between AAC prevalence and the age of participants as well as the male proportion (r = 1.01477, P = 0.002 and r = 2.034413, P = 0.01, respectively), but not with the duration of dialysis (P = 0.576).
conclusionThe pooled and nearest estimate of AAC prevalence among dialysis patients was as high as 65%. Geographical region, AAC detection instruments, age of participants, and male proportion potentially lead to the high variance of the reported prevalence. Considering the high AAC prevalence, effective treatment for preventing vascular calcification in these patients is badly needed.
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