Association between the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Diabetes Mellitus-Related Peripheral Arterial Disease in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Fumihiko Furuya,
Ai Motosugi,
Kazutaka Haraguchi,
Shunichiro Hanai,
Toshihisa Ishii,
Yasuno Yamaguchi,
Kenichiro Kitamura
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000496632
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , diabetes mellitus , dialysis , quartile , cardiology , peripheral , kidney disease , vascular disease , disease , endocrinology , confidence interval
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) has increased in association with the increase in the numbers of patients with kidney disease or diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of PAD in hemodialysis patients with diabetes.
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