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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

Correlation between visceral fat area and cardiac valve calcification in hemodialysis patients.

Xiaoqi Wang, Dan Yuan, Feng Shao, Jingjing Zhou, Xiao Zhang, Zhongxin Li

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Xiaoqi WangBeijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Dan YuanBeijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Feng ShaoBeijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jingjing ZhouBeijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xiao ZhangBeijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhongxin LiBeijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the relationship between Visceral Fat Area (VFA) and cardiac valve calcification (CVC) in Maintenance Hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study included MHD patients enrolled at our hospital between July 2023 and February 2024. Body composition analysis was performed on recruited patients. According to echocardiography results, the participants were classified into 2 groups. We then compared their clinical characteristics and identified independent factors influencing CVC through multivariate logistic regression. The ROC curve was employed to assess the ability of influencing factors to predict CVC in MHD patients. Results: There are 154 MHD patients were recruited, including 76 with CVC and 78 without CVC. Significant differences were observed between CVC and non-CVC participants in age, the proportion of diabetic nephropathy, the proportion of diabetes mellitus, the levels of Hs-CRP, fasting blood glucose, blood phosphorus, iPTH, HDL-C and VFA ( Conclusions: For MHD patients, increased VFA may serve as a potential marker for detecting CVC and can assist in clinical decision-making.

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bioelectrical impedance analysiscardiac valve calcificationheartmaintenance hemodialysisvisceral fat area

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PMCPMC12018331

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