Volume 70, Issue 6, Pages 1142-1148 (September 2006) Risk factors for de novo acute cardiac events in patients initiating hemodialysis with no previous cardiac symptom H. Hase, T. Tsunoda, Y. Tanaka, Y. Takahashi, Y. Imamura, H. Ishikawa, Y. Inishi, N. Joki Kidney International Volume 70, Issue 6, Pages 1142-1148 (September 2006) DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001726 Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Comparison of cumulative rate of initial MACE and all cause of mortality between patients with asymptomatic CAD and without CAD. (a) Asymptomatic patients with CAD had a significantly higher MACE rate than patients without CAD (P<0.0001, log-rank test). (b) Mortality rates were not significantly different between asymptomatic patients with and without CAD. Kidney International 2006 70, 1142-1148DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5001726) Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 ROC curve for CRP as a predictor of an initial MACE. Data for CRP resulting in a cutoff value of 3.5mg/l were obtained from 112 patients with and without CAD. Kidney International 2006 70, 1142-1148DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5001726) Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Occurrence of an initial MACE after initiating maintenance hemodialysis according to three risk factors: diabetes, CAD, and CRP. Kidney International 2006 70, 1142-1148DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5001726) Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Design of the study. CKD, chronic kidney disease; RRT, renal replacement therapy; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; CAG, coronary angiography; SPECT, single-photon emission computed tomography; CAD, coronary artery disease. Kidney International 2006 70, 1142-1148DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5001726) Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions