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ArticleJournal of bone and mineral metabolism2021

Evaluation of aortic calcification using a three-dimensional volume-rendering method in patients with end-stage kidney disease.

Hideki Fujii, Keiji Kono, Kentaro Watanabe, Shunsuke Goto, Tatsuya Nishii, Atsushi Kono, Shinichi Nishi

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Article in Journal of bone and mineral metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hideki FujiiDivision of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan. fhideki@med.kobe-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7610-1068
Keiji KonoDivision of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan.
Kentaro WatanabeDivision of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan.
Shunsuke GotoDivision of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan.
Tatsuya NishiiDivision of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Atsushi KonoDivision of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Shinichi NishiDivision of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan.
Kobe University · JP

Funding

Kidney Foundation JKFB11-30
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionVery few studies have been performed to evaluate both the severity and site of aortic calcification (AC) in both end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and diabetes mellitus (DM). The purpose of our study was to examine the utility of a newly developed three-dimensional (3D) visualization and quantification method compared with other methods to evaluate vascular calcification in ESKD patients with and without DM. MATERIALS AND

methodsFifty patients with ESKD before initiating hemodialysis at our hospital were included in the present study. They were divided into the two groups, depending on the presence or absence of DM: Control group (n = 31) and DM group (n = 19). The volume and site of AC were evaluated via computed tomography (CT) scan using a 3D visualization and quantification method.

resultsTotal calcification volume was significantly greater in the DM group than in the Control group. Calcification volume in the descending and abdominal aortas was greater in the DM group compared to the Control group. There were no significant differences in calcification volume in the aortic root, ascending aorta, and aortic arch. Calcification volume of the whole aorta, the descending aorta, and the abdominal aorta were each significantly correlated with age, diastolic blood pressure and pulse pressure.

conclusionThis study using a 3D visualization and quantification method demonstrated that AC was more severe and occurred more frequently in the abdominal aorta in ESKD patients with DM compared to those without DM. This method would enable us to precisely evaluate the volume and distribution of AC.

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Imaging, Three-DimensionalAorta, AbdominalCoronary VesselsFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedTomography, X-Ray ComputedVascular CalcificationAortic calcification siteAortic calcification volumeChronic kidney diseaseDiabetes mellitusThree-dimensional visualization and quantification method

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