Peridialytic, intradialytic, and interdialytic blood pressure measurement in hemodialysis patients

Editorial

Arjun D Sinha et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Nov.

. 2009 Nov;54(5):788-91.

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.07.004.

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Association of blood pressure increases during hemodialysis with 2-year mortality in incident hemodialysis patients: a secondary analysis of the Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Wave 2 Study.
Inrig JK, Patel UD, Toto RD, Szczech LA. Inrig JK, et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Nov;54(5):881-90. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.05.012. Epub 2009 Jul 30. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009. PMID: 19643520 Free PMC article.

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