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[Mitral ring calcification in dialysis patients. Echocardiographic diagnosis and etiological factors]
Insights
Dialysis patients frequently develop mitral ring calcification, leading to increased risks of aortic valve sclerosis, renal osteopathy, and peripheral angiopathy. This condition occurs earlier in life compared to the general population.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Cardiology
- Radiology
Context:
- Dialysis patients exhibit a higher prevalence of mitral ring calcification compared to individuals without renal disease.
- Mitral ring calcification is associated with specific comorbidities in dialysis patients.
Purpose:
- To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of mitral ring calcification in dialysis patients.
- To compare the incidence of mitral ring calcification in dialysis patients versus a control group.
Summary:
- Echocardiography revealed mitral ring calcification in 96 dialysis patients.
- Dialysis patients with mitral ring calcification showed higher rates of aortic valve sclerosis, renal osteopathy, and peripheral angiopathy.
- No significant differences were observed in calcium, phosphate, magnesium, parathormone, lipids, or hypertension between groups.
Impact:
- Establishes a link between mitral ring calcification and specific vascular and bone complications in dialysis patients.
- Highlights the increased risk and earlier onset of mitral ring calcification in patients undergoing dialysis.
- Suggests echocardiography as a key diagnostic tool for assessing mitral ring calcification in renal disease patients.
Abstract:
Echocardiography for assessment of presence of mitral ring calcification was performed in 96 dialysis patients. The control group consisted of 1758 consecutive patients without renal disease. For the first time it was shown that dialysis patients with mitral ring calcification (group I) had aortic valve sclerosis, renal osteopathy and peripheral angiopathy more frequently than dialysis patients without mitral ring calcification (group II). There were no significant differences between both groups for calcium, phosphate, calcium-phosphate product, magnesium, parathormone and lipids. There were equal numbers of hypertensive patients in both groups. In comparison to patients without renal disease dialysis patients had calcifications of the mitral ring more frequently (P less than or equal to 0.001) an at an earlier age.