15 September 2020 : Original article
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Screening for Iliac Arterial Calcification in Kidney Transplant Candidates
Stephanie A. DeBolle1ABCDEFG*, Ivy A. Ochieng1BCDEF, Anjan K. Saha1CDE, Randall S. Sung1ABCDEFDOI: 10.12659/AOT.922178
Ann Transplant 2020; 25:e922178
Table 1 Analysis of evaluated patients based on six screening criteria.
Evaluation criteria met | Total patients | Evaluated with CT | Evaluated with CT and calcification found | Evaluated with CT and ruled out for any reason | Evaluated with CT and ruled out due to calcification | Management change |
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Current Smoker or Smoking >25 years | 112 (22.7%) | 70 (62.5%) | 36 (32.1%) | 16 (14.3%) | 7 (6.3%) | 2 (1.8%) |
Diabetes | 360 (72.9%) | 270 (75%) | 98 (27.2%) | 38 (10.6%) | 14 (3.9%) | 9 (2.5%) |
ESRD >6 years | 124 (25.1%) | 69 (55.6%) | 22 (17.7%) | 9 (7.3%) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (0.8%) |
History PAD | 164 (33.2%) | 113 (68.9%) | 46 (28.0%) | 22 (13.4%) | 7 (4.3%) | 3 (1.8%) |
CAD Intervention | 149 (30.2%) | 104 (69.8%) | 51 (34.2%) | 22 (14.8%) | 10 (6.7%) | 3 (2.0%) |
Parathyroid-ectomy | 21 (4.3%) | 14 (66.7%) | 3 (14.3%) | 1 (4.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Total | 493 | 346 (70.2%) | 119 (24.1%) | 51 (10.3%) | 16 (3.2%) | 9 (1.8%) |