Prevalence and risk factors associated with peripheral artery disease in elderly patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis | Zendy

Dingwei Kuang | Zendy; Chiu-Leong Li | Zendy; Un-I Kuok | Zendy; Kin Jip Cheung | Zendy; Weng-In Lio | Zendy; Xin Jing | Zendy

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with peripheral artery disease in elderly patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

Author(s) -

Dingwei Kuang,

Chiu-Leong Li,

Un-I Kuok,

Kin Jip Cheung,

Weng-In Lio,

Xin Jing

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

vascular health and risk management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892

H-Index - 68

eISSN - 1178-2048

pISSN - 1176-6344

DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s37008

Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , arterial disease , peripheral , risk factor , dialysis , disease , hemodialysis , surgery , vascular disease

Rapid growth of the elderly peritoneal dialysis (PD) population is posing a special challenge for renal teams. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) has been reported to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients. However, the prevalence and associated risk factors for PAD in elderly PD patients have not yet been fully investigated.

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