ArticleThe British journal of radiology2022
A CT-based pelvic calcification score in kidney transplant patients is a possible predictor of graft and overall survival.
Article in The British journal of radiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05697458 (Evaluation and Prognostic Value of Iliac Arterial Calcifications Determined With Computerized Tomography and Bone Remodeling Biomarkers in Patients With Kidney Transplantation), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Evaluation and Prognostic Value of Iliac Arterial Calcifications Determined With Computerized Tomography and Bone Remodeling Biomarkers in Patients With Kidney Transplantation
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of Bone Turnover Markers and Gla Rich Protein with Pelvic Calcification Severity and Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Single-Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Expanding aorto-iliac calcification quantification in kidney transplant recipients: prognostic implications for survival and renal function.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- Internal iliac artery calcification score predicts cardiovascular disease and mortality following living-donor kidney transplantation.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2025Article
- Assessment of aortic and iliac artery calcification using CT-angiography in kidney transplant candidates.CVIR endovascular · 2025Article
- Systematic, Pretransplant Screening by Aortoiliac CT Angiography: Impact on Surgical Decision-making and Clinical Outcomes.Transplantation direct · 2025Article
- Impact of Pelvic Calcification Severity on Renal Transplant Outcomes: A Prospective Single-Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Findings of Cardiovascular Workup of Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Retrospective Study of a Single-Center in Saudi Arabia.International journal of nephrology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesComputerized tomography (CT) is the most accurate method for evaluating pelvic calcifications, which are of utmost importance for planning kidney transplantation (KT). The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence and distribution of iliac artery calcifications and correlate the novel pelvic calcification score (PCS) with cardiovascular risk factors and graft and overall survival in KT patients.
methodsWe retrospectively included 118 KT patients operated at our institution with pretransplant pelvic CT. Calcification morphology, circumference and length of both common and external iliac arteries were independently scored by two uroradiologists. PCS was calculated as the total score sum of all three calcification features in all vessels. PCS correlation with graft and patient survival was performed.
resultsCalcification in at least one vascular segment was found in 79% of patients. PCS was significantly higher in male patients (
conclusionsThe extent of iliac artery calcification in KT recipients quantified by PCS on pretransplant CT correlates with graft and overall patient survival. A PCS over three was associated with worse clinical outcomes and could become a possible prognostic factor. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Our novel PCS is a robust method for quantifying iliac artery calcification burden. Since higher a PCS correlates with worse patient and graft survival, PCS has the potential to become a prognostic factor in kidney transplant patients.
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