TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased renal resistive index in atherosclerosis and diabetic nephropathy assessed by Doppler sonography
AU - Ohta, Yuko
AU - Fujii, Koji
AU - Arima, Hisatomi
AU - Matsumura, Kiyoshi
AU - Tsuchihashi, Takuya
AU - Tokumoto, Masanori
AU - Tsuruya, Kazuhiko
AU - Kanai, Hidetoshi
AU - Iwase, Masanori
AU - Hirakata, Hideki
AU - Iida, Mitsuo
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - Objective: The renal resistive index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI), measured using Doppler ultrasonography, reflect intrarenal vascular resistance. We evaluated the relationship between these indices and pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, which reflects atherosclerosis, and determined whether renal RI and PI differ depending on the underlying renal disease. Methods: A total of 245 inpatients with or without renal impairment who underwent ultrasonographic assessment of the renal artery were enrolled in the study. Patients with renal artery stenosis or severe renal failure (serum creatinine ≥ 6 mg/dl) were excluded from the study. Results: In univariate analysis, the RI and PI of the main renal arteries and the interlobar arteries were significantly correlated with PWV. Multivariate analyses showed that PWV was independently associated with the RI of the main renal arteries (P < 0.01, R2 = 0.256). Patients with a creatinine level less than 3 mg/dl were divided into a control group without renal diseases and three groups with different underlying renal diseases: diabetic nephropathy, chronic glomerulonephritis, and nephrosclerosis. The RI and PI of the main renal arteries and the interlobar arteries were significantly higher in patients with diabetic nephropathy than in the other three groups, even after adjusting for multiple variables, including creatinine clearance. Conclusion: These results suggest that the increased RI of the renal arteries is associated with the severity of systemic atherosclerosis. Furthermore, the intrarenal vascular resistance differs depending on the underlying renal disease, and appears to increase to a greater extent in diabetic nephropathy.
AB - Objective: The renal resistive index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI), measured using Doppler ultrasonography, reflect intrarenal vascular resistance. We evaluated the relationship between these indices and pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, which reflects atherosclerosis, and determined whether renal RI and PI differ depending on the underlying renal disease. Methods: A total of 245 inpatients with or without renal impairment who underwent ultrasonographic assessment of the renal artery were enrolled in the study. Patients with renal artery stenosis or severe renal failure (serum creatinine ≥ 6 mg/dl) were excluded from the study. Results: In univariate analysis, the RI and PI of the main renal arteries and the interlobar arteries were significantly correlated with PWV. Multivariate analyses showed that PWV was independently associated with the RI of the main renal arteries (P < 0.01, R2 = 0.256). Patients with a creatinine level less than 3 mg/dl were divided into a control group without renal diseases and three groups with different underlying renal diseases: diabetic nephropathy, chronic glomerulonephritis, and nephrosclerosis. The RI and PI of the main renal arteries and the interlobar arteries were significantly higher in patients with diabetic nephropathy than in the other three groups, even after adjusting for multiple variables, including creatinine clearance. Conclusion: These results suggest that the increased RI of the renal arteries is associated with the severity of systemic atherosclerosis. Furthermore, the intrarenal vascular resistance differs depending on the underlying renal disease, and appears to increase to a greater extent in diabetic nephropathy.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.hjh.0000181323.44162.01
DO - 10.1097/01.hjh.0000181323.44162.01
M3 - Article
C2 - 16148615
AN - SCOPUS:29244483397
VL - 23
SP - 1905
EP - 1911
JO - Journal of Hypertension
JF - Journal of Hypertension
SN - 0263-6352
IS - 10
ER -