Low plantar skin perfusion pressure predicts long-term atherosclerotic vascular events and mortality in maintenance haemodialysis patients

End-stage renal disease is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD). We investigated whether low plantar skin perfusion pressure (SPP), a useful indicator of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), predicts systemic AVD events and mortality in outpatients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis (HD).

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 12, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maki Hiratsuka, Katsushi Koyama, Hiroshi Takahashi, Takahisa Kasugai, Junichiro Hagita, Akihito Kondo, Kiyomi Koike, Takayuki Hamano Source Type: research