Overview
This study is a prospective cohort investigation in which consecutive eligible patients undergo 18F-FAPI PET/MR imaging. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) participants are stratified into two groups:Group I :CKD stages 1-3(eGFR ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m²),Group II :CKD stages 4-5(eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m²).
Using 18F-FAPI PET/MR, we will evaluate global cardiac functional impairment and myocardial fibrosis characteristics, and analyze their associations with the degree of renal dysfunction.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age between 18 and 80 years, regardless of sex.
- Clinically diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), based on KDIGO guidelines.
- Complete clinical data available.
- Written informed consent for participation and for undergoing 18F-FAPI PET/MR imaging is obtained from the patient or their legal guardian.
- Female participants must agree to use effective contraception during the study and for at least 6 months after its completion (e.g., sterilization, intrauterine hormonal devices, condoms, hormonal contraceptives, abstinence, or vasectomized partner). Male participants must also agree to use contraception during the study and for 6 months after its completion.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are planning to conceive, currently pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- Contraindications to PET/MR imaging, including but not limited to metal implants, claustrophobia, or inability to tolerate cardiac MRI due to respiratory difficulties.
- History of allergy or hypersensitivity to gadolinium-based contrast agents.
- Presence of malignant tumors or other serious progressive diseases.
- Patients with severe cardiac conditions, such as advanced heart failure, severe valvular disease, or cardiomyopathies.
- Hemodynamic instability.
- Presence of severe systemic or localized infections, or other serious comorbid conditions.
- Incomplete clinical data.
- Any other reason deemed by the investigators to make the subject unsuitable for participation, including inability or unwillingness to comply with study procedures and requirements.
- Determined by the investigators to be inappropriate for inclusion in the study.