Aortic stenosis is a risk factor for all-cause mortality in patients on dialysis: A multicenter prospective cohort analysis

Daijo Inaguma, Yuji Sasakawa, Noriko Suzuki, Eri Ito, Kazuo Takahashi, Hiroki Hayashi, Shigehisa Koide, Midori Hasegawa, Yukio Yuzawa, Hirofumi Tamai, Shuichi Tsutsui, Takuya Ueda, Yukio Narita, Fumio Sofue, Yasuhiro Hirano, Masahiro Motokawa, Masamiki Miwa, Nobuo Suzuki, Shinichiro Kojima, Hisato TakatsuToshiyuki Akahori, Kazutaka Murakami, Yasunobu Shimano, Takashi Miyazaki, Kaori Baba, Yoshiyasu Iida, Haruki Endo, Ryuichi Furuya, Isao Aoyama, Yasuhide Mizutani, Hachiro Seno, Takashi Nagaya, Hirotake Kasuga, Satoshi Sugiyama, Kanako Kojima, Kazuhiro Fujisawa, Tomohiko Naruse, Osamu Ishida, Hideto Oishi, Akira Ono, Hideaki Shimizu, Kiyonari Kato, Isao Ito, Shinji Yasutomi, Chikao Yamazaki, Kaoru Yasuda, Teppei Matsuoka, Yoshinari Tsuruta, Masao Mizuno, Masataka Ono, Masahiro Okada, Akiko Tanoue, Takaaki Obayashi, Itsuo Yokoyama, Hiroko Kushimoto, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masao Kawasumi, Atsushi Nomura, Yasuhiro Sakurauchi, Mitsuru Yamashita, Hiroaki Asada, Keiji Ohara, Sukenari Koyabu, Masashi Tada, Fumihiko Sato, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Ogawa, Yoshihiro Ota, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Satoki Otsuka, Yasushi Namii, Yasushi Kasai, Nobuo Kato, Makoto Nakayama, Haruo Sato, Shinichiro Inaba, Masaya Shibata, Hiroshi Yamashita, Junichiro Yamamoto, Makoto Yamaguchi

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Abstract

Background: Aortic stenosis (AS) is common in patients on dialysis as well as in the general population. AS leads to difficulty with dialysis therapy because of unstable conditions such as intradialytic hypotension due to low cardiac output. However, the precise morbidity rates and risk factors of AS in patients on dialysis are unknown. Moreover, there are no large-scale observational studies regarding the association between AS in patients on dialysis and mortality. Therefore, we will investigate whether morbidity of AS in patients on dialysis is associated with mortality. Methods: This is a multicenter prospective cohort analysis in the Tokai region of Japan. The 75 participating centers in this study will enroll approximately 2400 patients during 12 months, with or without AS. We started enrollment in July 2017 and will follow patents until June 2023. Transthoracic echocardiography will be performed to evaluate aortic valve. Parameters used for evaluation of aortic valve are mean pressure gradient between left ventricle and ascending aorta, aortic valve area, and maximum aortic jet velocity. We will diagnose AS using the criteria based on the 2014 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Guideline. We will also perform transthoracic echocardiography at 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months. Survival prognosis and CV events will be determined at the end of June 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Development of AS will be also evaluated as new onset or annual change in AS parameters. We will classify patients based on the presence or absence of AS and the stages of AS and will compare outcomes. Study outcomes will include the following: 1) all-cause mortality rates; 2) incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events; 3) CV-related mortality rates; 4) infection-related mortality rates; 5) new onset or development of AS. Discussion: We will consider the following hypotheses in this study, among others: The prevalence of AS is higher in dialysis patients; new onset and development of AS are associated with factors that are specific for dialysis, such as hyperphosphatemia, hyperparathyroidism, and medication; and outcomes in AS patients are poorer than in patients without AS at baseline. Trial registration: UMIN000026756, Registered March 29 2017.

Original languageEnglish
Article number80
JournalBMC Nephrology
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03-04-2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nephrology

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