High ankle-brachial index predicts cardiovascular events and mortality in hemodialysis patients with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism

CONCLUSION: The presence of vascular calcifications and arterial stiffness was highly prevalent in our population. We suggest that ABI, a simple and cost-effective diagnostic tool, could be used at an outpatient basis to predict cardiovascular events in patients with severe SHPT undergoing HD.PMID:33979425 | DOI:10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2020-0218
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research