Su-Fang Chen1, Huan Wang1, Yi-Min Huang1, Zhi-Ying Li1, Su-Xia Wang1, Feng Yu1, Ming-Hui Zhao2, Min Chen3. 1. Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University, First Hospital, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Peking University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China; and. 2. Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University, First Hospital, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Peking University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China; and Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China. 3. Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University, First Hospital, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Peking University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China; and chenmin74@sina.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) has been mainly reported in isolated case reports. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical and pathologic characteristics and prognosis of patients with renal TMA in ANCA-associated GN in a large cohort of Chinese patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Clinical and renal histopathologic data of 220 patients with biopsy-proven ANCA-associated GN from 1996 to 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were followed up for a median period of 32 (interquartile range [IQR], 12-65) months, and outcomes of patients were analyzed. RESULTS: Among the 220 patients with ANCA-associated GN, 30 were identified having concomitant renal TMA by pathologic evaluation. Compared with the non-TMA group, patients with renal TMA presented with more severe renal injury, as evidenced clinically by a higher level of serum creatinine at diagnosis (5.0 [IQR, 3.5-9.0] versus 3.2 [IQR, 1.7-6.8] mg/dl; P=0.02) and pathologically by a higher percentage of cellular crescents (15.0% [IQR, 6.9%-34.9%] versus 6.9% [IQR, 0%-21.1%]; P=0.04) and more severe interstitial infiltration (2 [IQR, 2-2] versus 2 [IQR, 1-2]; P=0.03) in renal biopsies. Furthermore, multivariate analysis showed that renal TMA was independently associated with mortality of patients with AAV after adjusting for age, sex, initial serum creatinine, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis (hazard ratio, 1.92; 95% confidence interval, 1.08 to 3.41; P=0.03) or for age, sex, the histopathologic classification scheme proposed by Berden et al. (J Am Soc Nephrol 21: 1628-1636, 2010), tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis (hazard ratio, 1.95; 95% confidence interval, 1.07 to 3.55; P=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Renal TMA in ANCA-associated GN is not rare and presents with more severe renal injury. Renal TMA is independently associated with all-cause mortality in patients with AAV.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) has been mainly reported in isolated case reports. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical and pathologic characteristics and prognosis of patients with renal TMA in ANCA-associated GN in a large cohort of Chinese patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Clinical and renal histopathologic data of 220 patients with biopsy-proven ANCA-associated GN from 1996 to 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were followed up for a median period of 32 (interquartile range [IQR], 12-65) months, and outcomes of patients were analyzed. RESULTS: Among the 220 patients with ANCA-associated GN, 30 were identified having concomitant renal TMA by pathologic evaluation. Compared with the non-TMA group, patients with renal TMA presented with more severe renal injury, as evidenced clinically by a higher level of serum creatinine at diagnosis (5.0 [IQR, 3.5-9.0] versus 3.2 [IQR, 1.7-6.8] mg/dl; P=0.02) and pathologically by a higher percentage of cellular crescents (15.0% [IQR, 6.9%-34.9%] versus 6.9% [IQR, 0%-21.1%]; P=0.04) and more severe interstitial infiltration (2 [IQR, 2-2] versus 2 [IQR, 1-2]; P=0.03) in renal biopsies. Furthermore, multivariate analysis showed that renal TMA was independently associated with mortality of patients with AAV after adjusting for age, sex, initial serum creatinine, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis (hazard ratio, 1.92; 95% confidence interval, 1.08 to 3.41; P=0.03) or for age, sex, the histopathologic classification scheme proposed by Berden et al. (J Am Soc Nephrol 21: 1628-1636, 2010), tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis (hazard ratio, 1.95; 95% confidence interval, 1.07 to 3.55; P=0.03). CONCLUSIONS:Renal TMA in ANCA-associated GN is not rare and presents with more severe renal injury. Renal TMA is independently associated with all-cause mortality in patients with AAV.
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