Back to basics: pitting edema and the optimization of hypertension treatment in incident peritoneal dialysis patients (BRAZPD).

Back to basics: pitting edema and the optimization of hypertension treatment in incident peritoneal dialysis patients (BRAZPD).

Systemic arterial hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease that is frequently observed in populations with declining renal function. Initiation of renal replacement therapy at least partially decreases signs of fluid overload; however, high blood pressure levels persist in...

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Main Authors: Sebastião R Ferreira-Filho, Gilberto R Machado, Valéria C Ferreira, Carlos F M A Rodrigues, Thyago Proença de Moraes, José C Divino-Filho, Marcia Olandoski, Christopher McIntyre, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, BRAZPD study investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3359347?pdf=render

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