The risk of death in patients with a high coronary calcification score: does it include predialysis patients?

High coronary artery calcification score (CACS) assessed by computed tomography is related to mortality in asymptomatic patients with normal kidney function. The predictive value of CACS is still disputed in patients with end-stage renal disease and is unknown in patients with pre-terminal renal fai...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Kidney international 2010-06, Vol.77 (12), p.1057-1059
1. Verfasser:	Haas, Martin H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Calcinosis - diagnosis Calcinosis - mortality Chronic Disease Humans Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications Kidney Failure, Chronic - mortality Mortality Predictive Value of Tests Renal Insufficiency - complications Renal Insufficiency - mortality Risk Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	High coronary artery calcification score (CACS) assessed by computed tomography is related to mortality in asymptomatic patients with normal kidney function. The predictive value of CACS is still disputed in patients with end-stage renal disease and is unknown in patients with pre-terminal renal failure. Chiu and co-workers provide evidence that CACS is associated with mortality also in patients with chronic kidney disease not yet on dialysis.
ISSN:	0085-2538 1523-1755
DOI:	10.1038/ki.2010.92