Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship between serum norepinephrine (NE) and angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) levels and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) stenosis in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and evaluate their potential as biomarkers for AVF stenosis.Methods A total of 190 ESRD dialysis patients admitted to the Department of Nephrology at Xi'an Gaoxin Hospital from January 2021 to January 2024 were enrolled. Based on the presence of AVF stenosis, patients were divided into a stenosis group (n = 64) and a non-stenosis group (n = 126). Forty healthy adults from the same period served as the control group. Serum NE and Ang Ⅱ levels were compared among the three groups. Clinical data of ESRD dialysis patients were analyzed, and multivariate logistic regression was used to identify risk factors for AVF stenosis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves assessed the predictive value of NE and Ang Ⅱ for AVF stenosis.Results Compared to the control group, the stenosis and non-stenosis groups exhibited significantly higher serum NE and Ang Ⅱ levels (both P < 0.05). The stenosis group had lower albumin (Alb) levels and higher C-reactive protein (CRP), NE, and Ang Ⅱ levels than the non-stenosis group (all P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis identified elevated CRP [O^R = 1.331 (95% CI: 1.030, 1.721) ], NE [O^R = 1.015 (95% CI: 1.010, 1.021) ], and Ang Ⅱ [O^R = 1.101 (95% CI: 1.054, 1.150) ] as independent risk factors for AVF stenosis (all P < 0.05). Higher Alb levels were a protective factor [O^R = 0.248 (95% CI: 0.066, 0.932) ], P < 0.05]. ROC analysis showed that combined NE and Ang Ⅱ testing had high predictive value for AVF stenosis [AUC = 0.943 (95% CI: 0.904, 0.982) ], with a sensitivity of 84.4% (95% CI: 0.731, 0.922) and specificity of 93.7% (95% CI: 0.879, 0.972).Conclusion Elevated serum NE and Ang Ⅱ levels in ESRD dialysis patients are associated with AVF stenosis and may serve as predictive biomarkers.