The Renal Arterial Resistive Index and Stage of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Renal Allograft

Overview

Journal PLoS One

Specialties General Medicine
Science

Date 2012 Dec 29

PMID 23272164

Citations 6

Authors

Stine O Winther

Helle C Thiesson

Lene N Poulsen

Mahtab Chehri

Hanne Agerskov

Martin Tepel

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Abstract

Objective: The study investigated the optimal threshold value of renal arterial resistive index as assessed by Doppler ultrasonography determining chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher in patients with renal allograft.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study the renal arterial resistive index were obtained in interlobar arteries by Doppler ultrasonography in 78 patients with renal allograft. The stage of chronic kidney disease was determined by the estimated glomerular filtration rate equation.

Results: The median renal arterial resistive index was 0.61 (interquartile range, 0.56 to 0.66). We observed a significant association between renal arterial resistive index above the upper quartile and chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher (relative risk, 4.64; 95% confidence interval, 1.71 to 12.55; p = 0.003 by Fisher's exact test). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that renal arterial resistive indices (p = 0.02) and time since transplantation (p = 0.04), but not age, gender, or blood pressure were significantly associated with chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher.

Conclusion: A renal arterial resistive index higher than 0.66 may determine the threshold value of chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher in patients with renal allograft.

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