Y., Zhou J., Zhang M., Zhu R., Lu Y., Wang Z., Ni Erratum: Plasma Pentraxin 3 Is Closely Associated with Peripheral Arterial Disease in Hemodialysis Patients and Predicts Clinical Outcome: A 6-Year Follow-Up <b><i>Background:</i></b> The aim of this study is to investigate the value of plasma PTX3 level for assessing peripheral artery disease (PAD) and clinical outcome in hemodialysis (HD) patients. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The ankle-brachial index (ABI) was measured in HD patients. PTX3 levels in 116 HD patients were measured by ELISA. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Overall, 116 HD patients were enrolled; 21 (18%) patients had PAD. Using the ROC curve analysis for PAD, PTX3 (cut-off value 4.06 ng/ml, AUC 0.901, p < 0.0001) showed a significantly better positive predictive value than hsCRP (cut-off value 3.33 ng/ml, AUC 0.640, p < 0.05). During follow-up (mean 57 ± 26 months), 40 deaths (34%) occurred. Kaplan-Meier analysis found that those patients with elevated PTX3 had a significantly poor outcome (p < 0.0001), and Cox analysis further confirmed that PTX3 was an independent predictor of overall mortality (HR, 1.105, p = 0.03). For prediction of overall mortality, the AUC for PTX3 (cut-off value 3.22 ng/ml, AUC 0.690, p < 0.0001) was close to hsCRP (cut-off value 5.84 ng/ml, AUC 0.620, p < 0.001). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> For the prediction of PAD in HD patients, the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of PTX3 were higher than those of hsCRP. Furthermore, PTX3 was also a predictor of all-cause mortality in HD patients. PTX3 may be considered a novel biomarker of inflammation in HD patients. Ankle-brachial index;Inflammation;Atherosclerosis;Follow-up studies 2017-07-25
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