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- Title
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with High Ankle-Brachial Index from the IMPACT-ABI Study.
- Authors
Nishimura, Hitoshi; Miura, Takashi; Minamisawa, Masatoshi; Ueki, Yasushi; Abe, Naoyuki; Hashizume, Naoto; Mochidome, Tomoaki; Harada, Mikiko; Shimizu, Kunihiko; Shoin, Wataru; Yoshie, Koji; Oguchi, Yasutaka; Ebisawa, Soichiro; Motoki, Hirohiko; Izawa, Atsushi; Koyama, Jun; Ikeda, Uichi; Kuwahara, Koichiro
- Abstract
Background: Reduced ankle–brachial index (ABI) is a predictor of cardiovascular events. However, the significance of high ABI remains poorly understood. This study aimed to assess the characteristics and outcomes of patients with high ABI. Methods: The IMPACT-ABI study was a retrospective cohort study that enrolled and examined ABI in 3,131 patients hospitalized for cardiovascular disease between January 2005 and December 2012. From this cohort, 2,419 patients were identified and stratified into two groups: high ABI (> 1.4; 2.6%) and normal ABI (1.0–1.4; 97.3%). The primary endpoint was the cumulative incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including cardiovascular-associated death, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Results: Compared with the normal ABI group, patients in the high ABI group showed significantly lower body mass index (BMI) and hemoglobin level, but had higher incidence of chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that hemodialysis was the strongest predictor of high ABI (odds ratio, 6.18; 95% confidence interval (CI), 3.05–12.52; P < 0.001). During the follow-up (median, 4.7 years), 172 cases of MACE occurred. Cumulative MACE incidence in patients with high ABI was significantly increased compared to that in those with normal ABI (32.5% vs. 14.5%; P = 0.005). In traditional cardiovascular risk factors-adjusted multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis, high ABI was an independent predictor of MACE (hazard ratio, 2.07; 95% CI, 1.02–4.20; P = 0.044). Conclusion: Lower BMI, chronic kidney disease, and hemodialysis are more frequent in patients with high ABI. Hemodialysis is the strongest predictor of high ABI. High ABI is a parameter that independently predicts MACE.
- Subjects
ANKLE brachial index; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; HOSPITAL care; LOGISTIC regression analysis; CLINICAL trials
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2016, Vol 11, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0167150