Fig. 1From: Aortic arch calcification affects causes of death in patients on hemodialysis: a retrospective cohort studyKaplan–Meier analysis for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular death. Shown are the Kaplan–Meier analysis for (a) death from any cause and (b) CVD death by AAC grades among patients on HD. The table reported in this figure shows the number of at-risk patients. All-cause mortality and CVD death rates were significantly higher in patients with higher AAC grades. AAC, aortic arch calcification; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HD, hemodialysisBack to article page