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Warfarin and aortic valve calcification in hemodialysis patients Holden RM; Sanfilippo AS; Hopman WM; Zimmerman D; Garland JS; Morton ARJ Nephrol 2007[Jul]; 20 (4): 417-22BACKGROUND: This retrospective cohort study was designed to determine the association between long-term exposure to warfarin and severity of aortic valve (AV) calcification in hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS: One hundred and eight HD patients underwent a study-specific echocardiogram. A grading scheme was used to classify AV calcification as none, mild, moderate and severe. Demographic, biochemical and medication data were abstracted by chart review. RESULTS: One hundred and eight subjects were enrolled. A minority had no calcification (n=17, 15.7%), the majority had mild calcification (n=62, 57.4%), and fewer had calcification rated as moderate (n=16, 14.8%) or severe (n=13, 12%). Dialysis vintage was associated with severity of AV calcification (p=0.04). The 18 subjects with long-term warfarin exposure (36.7 +/- 19.7 months) were more likely to have severe AV calcification (p=0.04). The odds ratio of falling into a higher category of AV calcification following 18 months of warfarin was 3.77 (95% confidence ratio, 0.97-14.70; p=0.055). There was an association between lifetime months of warfarin exposure and severity of AV calcification (p=0.004) that was independent of dialysis vintage, calcium and calcitriol intake. CONCLUSIONS: The data suggest that warfarin may be associated with severity of AV calcification in HD patients and support the need for prospective studies.|*Renal Dialysis[MESH]|Adult[MESH]|Aged[MESH]|Aged, 80 and over[MESH]|Anticoagulants/*administration & dosage[MESH]|Aortic Valve Stenosis/chemically induced/*epidemiology[MESH]|Calcinosis/chemically induced/*epidemiology[MESH]|Cohort Studies[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Middle Aged[MESH]|Prevalence[MESH]|Retrospective Studies[MESH]|Warfarin/*administration & dosage[MESH] |