Pre‐existing Arterial Micro‐Calcification Predicts Primary Unassisted Arteriovenous Fistula Failure in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

• DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12365
• Publication Date: 2015-03-19T05:45:01Z
• Authors: Su Jin Choi; Hye Eun Yoon; Young Soo Kim; Sun Ae Yoon; Chul Woo Yang; Yong‐Soo Kim; Sun Cheol Park; Young Ok Kim
• Keywords: Male; Incidence; Middle Aged; Prognosis; 3. Good health; Survival Rate; 03 medical and health sciences; Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; 0302 clinical medicine; Renal Dialysis; Risk Factors; Radial Artery; Republic of Korea; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Female; Treatment Failure; Vascular Calcification; Vascular Patency; Follow-Up Studies; Retrospective Studies

Abstract Vascular access micro‐calcification is a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis ( HD ) patients but its influence on vascular patency still undetermined. Our study aimed to determine the impact of arterial AM iC) patients. One‐hundred fourteen receiving arteriovenous fistula AVF operation were included this study. During operation, we obtained partial specimen performed pathological examination by von Kossa stain identify iC. We compared primary unassisted failure within 1 year between positive negative iC groups, Cox regression analysis evaluating failure. The incidence was 37.7% occurred 45 (39.5%). rate greater group than those (53.5% vs. 31.0%, p = 0.02). Kaplan–Meier showed that had lower presence an independent In conclusion, preexisting associated with incident