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Observational studyInternational urology and nephrology2019

Pentosidine in chronic hemodialysis patients: relation with arteriovenous fistula morphology and function.

Maria Ticala, Dacian Călin Tirinescu, Crina Claudia Rusu, Diana Moldovan, Alina Ramona Potra, Anca Laura Coman, Cosmina Ioana Bondor, Livia Budisan, Ina Maria Kacsó

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Observational study in International urology and nephrology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Maria TicalaDepartment of Nephrology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. dr.mariacosa@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3143-4701
Dacian Călin TirinescuDepartment of Nephrology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Crina Claudia RusuDepartment of Nephrology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Diana MoldovanDepartment of Nephrology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Alina Ramona PotraDepartment of Nephrology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Anca Laura ComanDepartment of Nephrology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Cosmina Ioana BondorDepartment of Informatics and Biostatistics, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Pasteur Street, 400349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Livia BudisanResearch Center for Functional Genomic, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Babeş Street, 400012, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ina Maria KacsóDepartment of Nephrology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIt has been suggested that advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are involved in atherogenesis, vascular calcification and remodeling, including neointimal hyperplasia, in renal and non-renal patients. Their relevance for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) function has been poorly studied to date, with only one clinical study addressing the issue of thrombosis of vascular access in relation to AGEs in dialysis patients. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum pentosidine and AVF morphology and function.

methodsEighty-eighth hemodialysis patients with patent native AVF were included. Ultrasound examination of AVF evaluated blood flow in the brachial artery, resistivity index (RI), the diameter of the vessels and the presence of stenosis. AVF and cardiovascular history were recorded, routine clinical and laboratory evaluation was performed and serum pentosidine was assessed.

resultsForty-eight patients (54.54%) had AVF stenosis. Pentosidine correlated in univariate analysis with cholesterol (r = 0.270, p = 0.01), triglycerides (r = 0.309, p = 0.003), calcium (r = 0.040, p < 0.001) and inversely to dialysis vintage (r = - 0.453, p < 0.001), access vintage (r = - 0.432, p = 0.001), phosphate (r = - 0.211, p = 0.04), parathyroid hormone (r = - 0.211, p = 0.04), urea (r = - 0.230, p = 0.03), residual diameter of AVF (r = - 0.023, p = 0.03). In multivariate regression calcium (p = 0.006), access vintage (p = 0.03), and residual diameter of AVF vein (p = 0.02) remain significantly linked to pentosidine. Patients with pentosidine above median had higher cholesterol (179.91 vs. 160.97, p = 0.04), triglycerides (187.18 vs. 129.31, p = 0.002) and higher prevalence of hypertension (93.70% vs. 84.10%, p = 0.02).

conclusionsOur study suggests that pentosidine could be associated to vascular access morphology and function in dialysis patients.

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Arteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalRenal DialysisAgedArginineCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLysineMaleMiddle AgedRegional Blood FlowArginineLysinepentosidineAdvanced glycation end productArteriovenous fistulaHemodialysisPentosidineStenosis

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PMID31012035
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