Why the study?
What is the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension among CKD patients on and without dialysis?
Population
99 patients with chronic kidney disease, including 65 on hemodialysis, 12 on peritoneal dialysis, and 22 on…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Elevated pulmonary hypertension rates across CKD groups merit clinical awareness; cross-sectional data leaves open causality, screening value, and dialysis effects.
What is the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension among CKD patients on and without dialysis?
Pulmonary hypertension is highly prevalent in CKD patients, particularly those with ESRD receiving long-term hemodialysis.
Emara et al. (2013) studied this question.