Affiliation:
1. Resident of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Development Unit of Shohada Tajrish Hospital , Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science , Tehran , Iran
2. Associated professor of nephrology. Shohada Tajrish Hospital , Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science , Tehran Iran
3. Associated professor of cardiology. Clinical Research Development Unit of Shohada Tajrish Hospital , Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science , Tehran , Iran
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Hyperuricemia is associated with an increased risk of cardio-and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in general population. However, in the hemodialysis (HD) patients, low serum uric acid (SUA) increases the risk of mortality. Considering that CVD is the principal cause of death among maintenance HD patients, the present study aimed to determine the predictive value of SUA for CVD outcome in this population.
Methods: In this two-year follow-up prospective study, 205 outpatients under maintenance HD were enrolled from March 2017 to 2020. Patients’ demographic data, underlying diseases, and the results of serum tests, as well as two-year follow-up results of CVD events and mortality were recorded.
Results: A total of 130 (63%) patients were eligible for analysis; 62.9% were male; mean age of participants was 59±13years. At follow-up, coronary artery disease was observed in 43.2%, peripheral artery disease in 26.5%, and cerebrovascular disease in 20.5%; angiography was required in 52.3% and 4.5% died of CVD. SUA was ≤5.4 mg/dL in 52 patients, 5.5–6.1 mg/dL in 19, and ≥6.2 mg/dL in 59 patients with significant difference based on mean age, sex distribution, occurrence of cerebrovascular disease and cardiovascular mortality (P<0.05). Patients with cerebrovascular disease had a significantly lower SUA levels (P=0.006). Logistic regression showed the significant effect of SUA on the occurrence of cerebrovascular disease (P=0.008).
Conclusion: Low SUA can predict two-year incidence of cerebrovascular disease in HD patients. However, SUA levels did not show significant predictive effect on two-year coronary events, peripheral artery disease and cardiovascular mortality.
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