ArticleCardiology research and practice2021
Circulating miRNA-29b and Sclerostin Levels Correlate with Coronary Artery Calcification and Cardiovascular Events in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients.
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- Risk factors for coronary artery calcification in Chinese patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- miRNA Dysregulation in Cardiovascular Diseases: Current Opinion and Future Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Multiomics: the intersection of personalized nutrition in cardiometabolic diseases.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- The association between miR-632 and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing long-term hemodialysis.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
- Sclerostin and Cardiovascular Risk: Evaluating the Cardiovascular Safety of Romosozumab in Osteoporosis Treatment.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Association of plasma microRNA-16-5p and abdominal aortic calcification in maintenance hemodialysis patients.Renal failure · 2024Article
- The Impact of Physical Exercise on microRNAs in Hemodialysis Patients: A Review and a Protocol for an Ancillary Study.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Analysis of miRNA Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveCoronary artery calcification (CAC) is a common complication in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), and the extent of CAC is a predominant predictor of cardiovascular outcomes in MHD patients. In this study, we sought to uncover the relationship between circulating miRNA-29b, sclerostin levels, CAC, and cardiovascular events (CVEs) in MHD patients.
methodsThis study recruited patients receiving MHD for at least three months in the Hainan General Hospital between January 2016 and June 2019, and all patients were followed up 24 months for CVEs. The serum level of sclerostin was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and miRNA-29b expression by real-time qPCR (RT-qPCR). All patients received cardiac CT scans to evaluate CAC, and CAC scores were expressed in Agatston units. The MHD patients with CACs <100 were arranged into the CAC (<100) group, those with 100-400 CACs into the CAC (100-400) group, and those with CACs >400 into the CAC (>400) group. Net reclassification index (NRI) and integrated discrimination index (IDI) were calculated to assess the predictive performance of serum sclerostin level for the occurrence of CVEs.
resultsCompared with the CAC (<100) group, the CAC (>400) group had higher proportions of older patients, hypertension and diabetes mellitus patients, longer dialysis duration, higher mean arterial pressure (MAP), higher levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and phosphate (
conclusionsThese data suggest that circulating miRNA-29b and sclerostin levels are correlated with CAC and incidence of CVEs in MHD patients. Higher sclerostin and lower miRNA-29b may serve as independent risk factors for the incidence of CVEs in MHD patients.
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