Objective Both decreased glomemlar filtration rate （GFR） and arterial stiffness were considered as risk factors for atherosclerosis. Previous studies have suggested the association between central arterial stiffness...Objective Both decreased glomemlar filtration rate （GFR） and arterial stiffness were considered as risk factors for atherosclerosis. Previous studies have suggested the association between central arterial stiffness and the degree of GFR loss. Whether decreased GFR contributes to peripheral artery stiffness remains controversial. Moreover, data analyzed from a cohort of Chinese women are rare. Our aim was to explore the relationship between GFR and regional arterial stiffness in Chinese women. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we randomly recruited 1131 adult women residents with GFR 〉 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 estimated by the Chinese Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation from three large communities. Central and peripheral arterial stiffness were estimated simultaneously by measuring carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity （PWVcf） and carotid-radial PWV （PWVcr） using a validated automatic device. Augmentation Index at heart rate 75 beats/minutes （AIx-75） was measured by pulse wave analysis as a composite parameter reflecting both large and distal arterial properties. Results The mean estimated GFR （eGFR） of the study group was 100.05 ＋ 23.26 mL/minute per 1.73 m2. Subjects were grouped by tertiles of eGFR level. PWVef and AIx-75 increased ongoing from the top to the bottom eGFR tertile, while the values of PWVcr were comparable. Both univariate Pearson correlations and multiple stepwise regression analyses showed that eGFR significantly correlated to PWVcf, but not to PWVcr and AJx-75. Conclusions In Chinese women with normal to mildly impaired renal function, decreased eGFR affected carotid-to-femoral rather than carotid-to-radial stiffening. This provides rational to conduct future prospective studies to investigate predictors of atherosclerosis in this population.展开更多
Background:The decrease of glomerular filtration rate has been theoretically supposed to be the result of low perfusion in renal artery stenosis (RAS).But the gap between artery stenosis and the glomerular filtration ...Background:The decrease of glomerular filtration rate has been theoretically supposed to be the result of low perfusion in renal artery stenosis (RAS).But the gap between artery stenosis and the glomerular filtration ability is still unclear.Methods:Patients with selective renal artery angiogram were divided by the degree of renal artery narrowing,level of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR),respectively.The different levels of eGFR,renal microcirculation markers,and RAS severity were compared with each other,to determine the relationships among them.Results:A total of 215 consecutive patients were enrolled in the prospective cohort study.Concentrations of microcirculation markers had no significant difference between RAS group (RAS ≥ 50％) and no RAS group (RAS ＜ 50％) or did not change correspondingly to RAS severity.The value of eGFR in RAS group was lower than that in the no RAS group,but it did not decline parallel to the progressive severity of RAS.The microcirculation markers presented integral difference if grouped by different eGFR level with negative tendency,especially that plasma cystatin C (cysC) and urinary microalbumin to creatinine ratio (mACR) increased with the deterioration of eGFR,with strong (r =-0.713,P ＜ 0.001) and moderate (r =-0.580,P ＜ 0.001) correlations.In the subgroup analysis of severe RAS (RAS ≥ 80％),the levels of plasma cysC and urinary mACR demonstrated stronger negative associations with eGFR,(r =-0.827,P ＜ 0.001) and (r =-0.672,P ＜ 0.001) correlations,respectively.Conclusions:Severity of RAS could not accurately predict the value of eGFR,whereas microcirculation impairment may substantially contribute to the glomerular filtration loss in patients with RAS.展开更多
文摘Objective Both decreased glomemlar filtration rate （GFR） and arterial stiffness were considered as risk factors for atherosclerosis. Previous studies have suggested the association between central arterial stiffness and the degree of GFR loss. Whether decreased GFR contributes to peripheral artery stiffness remains controversial. Moreover, data analyzed from a cohort of Chinese women are rare. Our aim was to explore the relationship between GFR and regional arterial stiffness in Chinese women. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we randomly recruited 1131 adult women residents with GFR 〉 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 estimated by the Chinese Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation from three large communities. Central and peripheral arterial stiffness were estimated simultaneously by measuring carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity （PWVcf） and carotid-radial PWV （PWVcr） using a validated automatic device. Augmentation Index at heart rate 75 beats/minutes （AIx-75） was measured by pulse wave analysis as a composite parameter reflecting both large and distal arterial properties. Results The mean estimated GFR （eGFR） of the study group was 100.05 ＋ 23.26 mL/minute per 1.73 m2. Subjects were grouped by tertiles of eGFR level. PWVef and AIx-75 increased ongoing from the top to the bottom eGFR tertile, while the values of PWVcr were comparable. Both univariate Pearson correlations and multiple stepwise regression analyses showed that eGFR significantly correlated to PWVcf, but not to PWVcr and AJx-75. Conclusions In Chinese women with normal to mildly impaired renal function, decreased eGFR affected carotid-to-femoral rather than carotid-to-radial stiffening. This provides rational to conduct future prospective studies to investigate predictors of atherosclerosis in this population.
文摘Background:The decrease of glomerular filtration rate has been theoretically supposed to be the result of low perfusion in renal artery stenosis (RAS).But the gap between artery stenosis and the glomerular filtration ability is still unclear.Methods:Patients with selective renal artery angiogram were divided by the degree of renal artery narrowing,level of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR),respectively.The different levels of eGFR,renal microcirculation markers,and RAS severity were compared with each other,to determine the relationships among them.Results:A total of 215 consecutive patients were enrolled in the prospective cohort study.Concentrations of microcirculation markers had no significant difference between RAS group (RAS ≥ 50％) and no RAS group (RAS ＜ 50％) or did not change correspondingly to RAS severity.The value of eGFR in RAS group was lower than that in the no RAS group,but it did not decline parallel to the progressive severity of RAS.The microcirculation markers presented integral difference if grouped by different eGFR level with negative tendency,especially that plasma cystatin C (cysC) and urinary microalbumin to creatinine ratio (mACR) increased with the deterioration of eGFR,with strong (r =-0.713,P ＜ 0.001) and moderate (r =-0.580,P ＜ 0.001) correlations.In the subgroup analysis of severe RAS (RAS ≥ 80％),the levels of plasma cysC and urinary mACR demonstrated stronger negative associations with eGFR,(r =-0.827,P ＜ 0.001) and (r =-0.672,P ＜ 0.001) correlations,respectively.Conclusions:Severity of RAS could not accurately predict the value of eGFR,whereas microcirculation impairment may substantially contribute to the glomerular filtration loss in patients with RAS.
