Coronary Artery Disease and Sudden Unexplained Death in Patients on Dialysis: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

• Published in: American journal of hypertension Vol. 38; no. 9; pp. 714 - 721
• Main Authors: De Lima, Jose Jayme G, Gowdak, Luis Henrique W, Reusing Jr, José Otto, David-Neto, Elias, Bortolotto, Luiz A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 14.08.2025
• Subjects: Aged; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease - complications; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - mortality; Coronary Artery Disease - therapy; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - epidemiology; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - prevention & control; Female; Humans; Incidence; Kidney Failure, Chronic - mortality; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Propensity Score; Renal Dialysis - adverse effects; Renal Dialysis - mortality; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; coronary artery disease; hemodialysis; blood pressure; sudden death; chronic kidney disease; hypertension

To investigate the link between coronary artery disease (CAD) and sudden unexplained death (SUD) in patients undergoing dialysis and coronary angiography. We performed coronary angiography in 1,883 out of 3,080 dialysis patients on the waitlist for transplant following a prespecified protocol and 1,...