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02 April 2024: Original Paper

Association of Coronary Calcium Score on Cardiac PET During Pre-Kidney Transplant Assessment with Persistent Hyperparathyroidism: A Retrospective Study

Ziad Arabi 1234ABCDEF* , Mazin Ibrahim Musab El Sarrag 4DEF , Tarek Arabi 4DEF , Muhannad Alqudsi 123DEF , Areez Shafqat 4DEF

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.943532

Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e943532

Table 2 Characteristics of KTRs with pHPT vs non-pHPT.

Non-pHPT84 (75.7%)pHPT27 (24.3%)P value
Age51.5±12.947.1±13.20.122
Gender
 Female31 (36.9%)11 (40.7%)0.820
 Male53 (63.1%)16 (59.3%)
Type of transplant
 Deceased17 (20.2%)8 (29.6%)0.427
 Living67 (79.8%)19 (70.4%)
Type of dialysis
 HD69 (82.1%)23 (85.2%)0.163
 PD7 (8.3%)4 (14.8%)
Preemptive8 (9.5%)0 (0%)
Preemptive vs others8 (9.5%)0 (0%)0.195
Dialysis vintage2.7±2.74±3.20.032
HTN72 (85.7%)22 (81.5%)0.759
DM56 (66.7%)11 (40.7%)0.023
DM type
 13 (6.1%)2 (28.6%)0.113
 246 (93.9%)5 (71.4%)
Hyperlipidemia (LDL >2.6 mmol/L)30 (38%)10 (41.7%)0.813
Smoking11 (13.1%)5 (18.5%)0.532
CAD10 (11.9%)6 (22.2%)0.212
CVA2 (2.4%)1 (3.7%)1
PVD4 (4.8%)0 (0%)0.570
SBP at 12 months133.1±13.9137.1±20.30.379
DBP at 12 months69.3±13.476.1±12.90.033
Cr at 12 months101.3±61.6117.7±85.40.362
Rejection rate7 (8.3%)3 (11.1%)0.703
BMI at 12 months28.9±527.7±4.60.258
PTDM7 (8.3%)4 (14.8%)0.458
Hgb at 12 months144.3±17.5139.4±12.80.390
Ca pre-KT (baseline)2.2±0.22.2±0.30.451
Ca 1–6 months2.4±0.32.3±0.10.838
Ca 6–12 months2.3±0.12.4±0.10.854
Ca 12–24 months2.3±0.12.3±0.10.588
Ca change (pre-KT to 12–24 months)0.1±0.20.1±0.20.319
P value for the change0.2720.071
Phos pre-KT (baseline)1.7±0.61.9±0.50.205
Phos 1–6 months1±0.31±0.40.904
Phos 6–12 months1.1±0.21.2±0.30.258
Phos 12–24 months1.1±0.21.2±0.20.470
Phos change (pre- KT to 12–24 months)−0.6±0.5−0.7±0.40.392
P value for the change0.0060.002
PTH pre-KT (baseline)53.4±33.7108.6±100.10.109
PTH 1–6 months22.9±21.558.3±53.30.006
PTH 6–12 months15.8±4.251.3±34.7
PTH 12–24 months16±5.158.1±55.1
PTH change (pre- KT to 12–24 months)−39.5±32.6−70.8±104.10.437
P value for the change0.038

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358