Abstract
Background. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor neurological disorder characterized by paraesthesia, dysaesthesia and the irresistible urge to move the legs especially at night. Its prevalence is much higher among dialysis patients at 12 to 62% compared to 3 to 9% in the general population. Here, we investigated the association between RLS and cardiovascular events risk and laboratory parameters in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on dialysis.Methods. One hundred ESKD patients undergoing haemodialysis were enrolled in an 18-month prospective observational study. The main outcomes were the associations of RLS with new cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality.Results. RLS affected 31% of the study population. It was associated with female gender, gradual reduction in residual diuresis, lower albumin (P = 0.039) and inflammation, but not the dialysis parameters Kt/V and URR. During observation, 47% of patients experienced new cardiovascular events (64.5% with and 39.1% without RLS; P = 0.019). New cardiovascular events increased with severity of RLS [intermittent (I-RLS) vs continuous (C-RLS)]. Mortality was 20.0% in all patients, 32.3% in those with and 14.5% in patients without RLS (P = 0.04). In patients with I-RLS, mortality was 23.8% compared to 55.6% in patients with C-RLS (P = 0.014). Multivariate analysis confirmed the relationship between RLS and mortality.Conclusions. This study confirmed the high prevalence of RLS among dialysis patients and the associations between the severity of RLS and the risk of new cardiovascular events and higher short-term mortality.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1976-1983 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |
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Keywords
- cardiovascular outcome
- haemodialysis
- mortality
- restless legs syndrome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology
- Transplantation
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Restless legs syndrome enhances cardiovascular risk and mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing long-term haemodialysis treatment. / La Manna, Gaetano; Pizza, Fabio; Persici, Elisa; Baraldi, Olga; Comai, Giorgia; Cappuccilli, Maria Laura; Centofanti, Francesca; Carretta, Elisa; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Col, Luigi; Montagna, Pasquale; Stefoni, Sergio.
In: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Vol. 26, No. 6, 06.2011, p. 1976-1983.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Restless legs syndrome enhances cardiovascular risk and mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing long-term haemodialysis treatment
AU - La Manna, Gaetano
AU - Pizza, Fabio
AU - Persici, Elisa
AU - Baraldi, Olga
AU - Comai, Giorgia
AU - Cappuccilli, Maria Laura
AU - Centofanti, Francesca
AU - Carretta, Elisa
AU - Plazzi, Giuseppe
AU - Col, Luigi
AU - Montagna, Pasquale
AU - Stefoni, Sergio
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Background. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor neurological disorder characterized by paraesthesia, dysaesthesia and the irresistible urge to move the legs especially at night. Its prevalence is much higher among dialysis patients at 12 to 62% compared to 3 to 9% in the general population. Here, we investigated the association between RLS and cardiovascular events risk and laboratory parameters in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on dialysis.Methods. One hundred ESKD patients undergoing haemodialysis were enrolled in an 18-month prospective observational study. The main outcomes were the associations of RLS with new cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality.Results. RLS affected 31% of the study population. It was associated with female gender, gradual reduction in residual diuresis, lower albumin (P = 0.039) and inflammation, but not the dialysis parameters Kt/V and URR. During observation, 47% of patients experienced new cardiovascular events (64.5% with and 39.1% without RLS; P = 0.019). New cardiovascular events increased with severity of RLS [intermittent (I-RLS) vs continuous (C-RLS)]. Mortality was 20.0% in all patients, 32.3% in those with and 14.5% in patients without RLS (P = 0.04). In patients with I-RLS, mortality was 23.8% compared to 55.6% in patients with C-RLS (P = 0.014). Multivariate analysis confirmed the relationship between RLS and mortality.Conclusions. This study confirmed the high prevalence of RLS among dialysis patients and the associations between the severity of RLS and the risk of new cardiovascular events and higher short-term mortality.
AB - Background. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor neurological disorder characterized by paraesthesia, dysaesthesia and the irresistible urge to move the legs especially at night. Its prevalence is much higher among dialysis patients at 12 to 62% compared to 3 to 9% in the general population. Here, we investigated the association between RLS and cardiovascular events risk and laboratory parameters in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on dialysis.Methods. One hundred ESKD patients undergoing haemodialysis were enrolled in an 18-month prospective observational study. The main outcomes were the associations of RLS with new cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality.Results. RLS affected 31% of the study population. It was associated with female gender, gradual reduction in residual diuresis, lower albumin (P = 0.039) and inflammation, but not the dialysis parameters Kt/V and URR. During observation, 47% of patients experienced new cardiovascular events (64.5% with and 39.1% without RLS; P = 0.019). New cardiovascular events increased with severity of RLS [intermittent (I-RLS) vs continuous (C-RLS)]. Mortality was 20.0% in all patients, 32.3% in those with and 14.5% in patients without RLS (P = 0.04). In patients with I-RLS, mortality was 23.8% compared to 55.6% in patients with C-RLS (P = 0.014). Multivariate analysis confirmed the relationship between RLS and mortality.Conclusions. This study confirmed the high prevalence of RLS among dialysis patients and the associations between the severity of RLS and the risk of new cardiovascular events and higher short-term mortality.
KW - cardiovascular outcome
KW - haemodialysis
KW - mortality
KW - restless legs syndrome
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U2 - 10.1093/ndt/gfq681
DO - 10.1093/ndt/gfq681
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 1976
EP - 1983
JO - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
JF - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
SN - 0931-0509
IS - 6
ER -