Yin Zheng1, Zihui Tang2, Li You1, Yuanhao Wu1, Junfeng Liu1, Jun Xue1. 1. Department of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. 2. Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Abstract
Background: Hospitalization is a significant outcome measurement for maintenance hemodialysis pantients. Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), created by gut microflora from dietary l-carnitine and choline, cleared by the kidney, has been implicated in the causation of cardiovascular diseases in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, whether it associates with hospitalization risk for these patients is unclear. Methods: In this study, 69 patients undergoing outpatient dialysis were enrolled. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to quantitate the baseline plasma TMAO levels in patients. The patients were divided into a high TMAO level group (TMAO ≥ 15 μmol/L) and a low TMAO level group (TMAO < 15 μmol/L). During the 1-year follow-up, 1-year dialysis-related data and all-cause hospitalization events were recorded. Results: The incidence of hospitalization events was significantly higher in the high TMAO level group than in the low TMAO level group (91 per 100 patient-year vs. 32 per 100 patient-year). The Kaplain-Meier survaial analysis showed that the incidence of hospitalization events in the high TMAO level group was significantly higher than that in the low TMAO level group (log-rank p = 0.0004). After adjustment age, sex, CK-MB and albumin, the results of multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis showed that high TMAO level was an independent risk factor for hospitalization in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Conclusion: TMAO is an independent risk factor for hospitalization events in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. It may be a new therapeutic target for improving the outcomes of these patients.
Background: Hospitalization is a significant outcome measurement for maintenance hemodialysis pantients. Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), created by gut microflora from dietary l-carnitine and choline, cleared by the kidney, has been implicated in the causation of cardiovascular diseases in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, whether it associates with hospitalization risk for these patients is unclear. Methods: In this study, 69 patients undergoing outpatient dialysis were enrolled. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to quantitate the baseline plasma TMAO levels in patients. The patients were divided into a high TMAO level group (TMAO ≥ 15 μmol/L) and a low TMAO level group (TMAO < 15 μmol/L). During the 1-year follow-up, 1-year dialysis-related data and all-cause hospitalization events were recorded. Results: The incidence of hospitalization events was significantly higher in the high TMAO level group than in the low TMAO level group (91 per 100 patient-year vs. 32 per 100 patient-year). The Kaplain-Meier survaial analysis showed that the incidence of hospitalization events in the high TMAO level group was significantly higher than that in the low TMAO level group (log-rank p = 0.0004). After adjustment age, sex, CK-MB and albumin, the results of multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis showed that high TMAO level was an independent risk factor for hospitalization in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Conclusion:TMAO is an independent risk factor for hospitalization events in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. It may be a new therapeutic target for improving the outcomes of these patients.
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