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Appraising stroke risk in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a large single-center cohort study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21944665     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Stroke incidence in hemodialysis patients is up to 10 times greater than in the general population and is associated with a worse prognosis. Factors influencing stroke risk by subtype and subsequent prognosis are poorly described in the literature.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective single-center cohort study.
SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: 2,384 established maintenance hemodialysis patients at a single center from January 1, 2002, to June 1, 2009.
PREDICTOR: Patient demographics, comorbid conditions.
OUTCOMES: Incidence of acute stroke (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision codes 430, 431, 432.9, 433.1, and 434.1 with evidence of compatible neuroimaging), patient survival.
MEASUREMENTS: Cumulative patient survival, incidence of acute fatal and nonfatal stroke.
RESULTS: 127 strokes occurred during 9,541 total patient-years of follow-up. First (incident) stroke occurred at a rate of 14.9/1,000 patient years (95% CI, 12.2-17.9) with a predominance of ischemic compared with hemorrhagic subtypes (11.2 vs 3.7/1,000 patient-years). 54% of hemorrhagic strokes occurred in patients of South Asian ethnicity compared with ischemic strokes, which occurred predominantly in white patients (45% of events). Diabetes mellitus (HR, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.29-2.85; P = 0.001) and prior cerebrovascular disease (HR, 4.54; 95% CI, 3.07-6.72; P < 0.001) were independently associated with incident cerebrovascular accident on multivariate analysis. Acute stroke was associated with worse patient survival (HR, 3.26; 95% CI, 2.47-4.30; P < 0.001) and overall 1-year mortality of 24%, which was significantly worse in patients with hemorrhagic events (39% vs 19% mortality for ischemic subtypes). Serum albumin level >3.5 g/L (HR, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.19-0.76; P = 0.007) and C-reactive protein level >3.0 mg/l (HR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.12-1.64; P = 0.002) influenced survival after stroke on multivariate analysis.
LIMITATIONS: Retrospective analysis of data cannot prove causality.
CONCLUSIONS: The high incidence of stroke in hemodialysis patients is associated with high mortality, especially hemorrhagic subtypes. Strict management of hypertension, better appreciation of hemodialysis anticoagulation, and large-scale interventional studies are urgently required to direct prevention and treatment of this significant disease.
Authors:
Albert Power; Kakit Chan; Seema K Singh; David Taube; Neill Duncan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2011-09-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation     Volume:  59     ISSN:  1523-6838     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Kidney Dis.     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-16     Completed Date:  2012-03-22     Revised Date:  2012-07-09    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8110075     Medline TA:  Am J Kidney Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  249-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2012 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Hemodialysis Research Group, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Center, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. albert.power@nhs.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
African Continental Ancestry Group
Aged
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Cohort Studies
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Great Britain
Humans
Incidence
Kidney Failure, Chronic / ethnology*,  mortality,  therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Dialysis*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stroke / epidemiology*,  ethnology*,  mortality
Survival Rate
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Comment In:
Am J Kidney Dis. 2012 Jun;59(6):891; author reply 891-2   [PMID:  22613396 ]

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