Prevalence, clinical profile, and risk factors of peripheral artery disease in an Indian cohort of chronic kidney disease

Abstract

Introduction- Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have some additional risk factors including endothelial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, albuminuria, uremic toxins, pro-thrombotic and pro-calcific states, and microvascular disease leading to development of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) . However, risk factors for the excess risk of PAD among patients with CKD are not well studied