Impact of abdominal aortic calcification on long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Background: The presence of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) can predict cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in hemodialysis patients. However, little is known about the predictive value of AAC for CV outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients without hemodialysis. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and the predictive value of AAC in asymptomatic CKD patients.

Impact of non-invasive cardiovascular screening programs as a predictor of cardiovascular events among asymptomatic chronic kidney disease patients.

Background: The clinical usefulness of physiological and radiological examinations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk stratification has not been fully demonstrated in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. In the present study, predictive values of CVD were investigated among asymptomatic CKD patients by comprehensive and non-invasive CVD screening programs.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated 139 asymptomatic CKD patients.

Relationship between abdominal aortic and coronary artery calcification as detected by computed tomography in chronic kidney disease patients.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and coronary artery calcification (CAC) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We evaluated 126 asymptomatic CKD patients (mean estimated glomerular filtration rate: 36.1 ± 14.

[Construction of a quality assurance system for images in general radiography in a filmless environment: construction of an accurate and swift workflow].

When medical records went digital at our hospital, we also went filmless. In the general radiography department, we were forced to change the workflow, so we created a new one. We introduced a system of quality assurance for images between consoles and PACS.