Peripheral artery disease and risk of kidney outcomes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
Amy PaskiewiczFrances M WangJunichi IshigamiYuanjie PangYingying SangShoshana H BallewMorgan E GramsGerardo HeissJosef CoreshKunihiro Matsushita
Published in: Atherosclerosis (2024)
Symptomatic PAD and asymptomatic PAD were independently associated with an elevated risk of ESKD and CKD. These results highlight the importance of monitoring kidney function in persons with PAD, even when symptoms are absent.