Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and predictors of peripheral arterial disease in hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study.

Radislav R AšćerićNada B DimkovićGoran Ž TrajkovićBiljana S RistićAleksandar N JankovićPetar S DurićNenad S Ilijevski

Published in: BMC nephrology (2019)

The prevalence of PAD was high among patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. Symptoms of PAD, higher C-reactive protein levels, and Hickman vascular access were independent predictors of PAD in patients on hemodialysis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
physical activity
sleep quality
depressive symptoms