Risk factors for pulmonary hypertension in patients receiving maintenance peritoneal dialysis

Risk factors for pulmonary hypertension in patients receiving maintenance peritoneal dialysis

We investigated the risk factors for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients receiving maintenance peritoneal dialysis (MPD). A group of 180 end-stage renal disease patients (124 men and 56 women; mean age: 56.43±8.36) were enrolled in our study, which was conducted between January 2009 and June 201...

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Main Authors: Y. Zeng, D.D. Yang, S. Feng, H.Y. Shen, Z. Wang, S. Jiang, Y.B. Shi, J.X. Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2016-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Maintenance peritoneal dialysis
Pulmonary hypertension
End-stage renal disease
Internal arteriovenous fistula
Hypertensive nephropathy
Ejection fraction
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