The association of the ankle-brachial index, the toe-brachial index, and their difference, with mortality and limb outcomes in dialysis patients.

Ritika PrasadThejas KamathCharles GinsbergO Alison PotokJoachim H IxPranav S GarimellaDena E Rifkin

Published in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2019)

Although ABI may be an important initial risk stratification tool, the TBI may be a more informative predictor of mortality in dialysis patients. Strengths of this study include a high rate of MALE and deaths. The TBI, and the difference between ABI and TBI, should be studied further in a larger cohort of persons with advanced kidney disease.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
traumatic brain injury
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
coronary artery disease
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome