Ankle Brachial Index Combined With Serum Uric Acid Levels Improve Prediction All Cause Mortality … (NCT03616418) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Ankle Brachial Index Combined With Serum Uric Acid Levels Improve Prediction All Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality in the Elderly Chinese Population
3,026 participantsStarted 2017-01-01
Plain-language summary
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common clinical manifestation of the systemic atherosclerotic process, and the ankle brachial index (ABI) is an ideal tool to diagnose PAD. The association between high serum uric acid levels (SUA) and arterial stiffness as well as endothelial dysfunction has been demonstrated in humans and uric acid has been suggested to be an important modulator of the inflammatory process. It has also been confirmed by clinical studies. Currently, there have been few long term follow up studies focused on the whether serum uric acid levels combined with ankle brachial index can improve prediction all cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality,especially in China population.Therefore, the aim of this study was to elucidate whether ABIcombined with SUA can improve prediction all cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly China population independently of the traditional Framingham Risk Score.
Who can participate
Age range
65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. age≥65 years old
. Shanghai residents
. Sign informed consent
Exclusion criteria
. serious heart disease (NYHA\>IV) or end stage renal disease (CKD \> 4)
. cancer and life expectancy was less than 5 years
. Severe congestive heart failure and Severe renal failure patients
. Participants had other diseases that required withdrawal from the clinical trial
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