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. 2014 Jun;8(6):ME01-4.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8253.4471. Epub 2014 Jun 20.

High blood pressure in dialysis patients: cause, pathophysiology, influence on morbidity, mortality and management

Aaron Stern  1 , Soumya Sachdeva  2 , Rohit Kapoor  3 , Jasjit Singh  4 , Sarthak Sachdeva  5
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High blood pressure in dialysis patients: cause, pathophysiology, influence on morbidity, mortality and management

Aaron Stern et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Dialysis is initiated in a patient with End stage renal disease. The recent guidelines suggest the initiation of dialysis when symptoms and signs of kidney failure are present and not merely a decrease in GFR. The most common complication postdialysis is the occurrence of hypotension. However many dialysis patients are found to be hypertensive. In this article, we mention the cause and pathophysiology of hypertension in dialysis patients and its management.

Keywords: Blood pressure; Chronic kidney disease; Dialysis; Hypertension; Mortality.

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