Table 2 Causes of death in the present study
From: Coronary artery disease screening and prognosis in incident dialysis patients
Total | MPI screening | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
n = 164 | n = 60 | ||
All cause of death | 77 | ||
Cardiac disease | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Infectious disease | 22 | 12 | 10 |
Malignant disease | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Other | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Unknown | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Cardiac cause death | 17 | ||
Heart failure | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Myocardial infarction | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Sudden death | 8 | 5 | 3 |