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May 15, 2022GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSISOpen Access

Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease

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Why the study?

Pulmonary hypertension is a recently recognized complication of chronic kidney disease, and this study aimed to assess its prevalence and severity across different stages of CKD.

Population

140 CKD patients at M. L. N. medical college prayagraj

Comparison

Severity of pulmonary hypertension across different stages of CKD

Authors

VSVikas ShuklaPGPoonam GuptaACAjeet Kumar Chaurasia

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Overview

PH prevalence reaches 16% in CKD and rises with stage; leaves open whether screening alters outcomes.

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Population
140 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), mean age 55.61 years, male:female ratio 2.33:1, evaluated at a single center in Prayagraj, India.
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Outcome
Prevalence and severity of pulmonary hypertension assessed by echocardiographysurrogate

Pulmonary hypertension is a common complication in chronic kidney disease, with its prevalence and severity increasing as renal function declines.

Cite This Study

Shukla et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7369389d7f0771de56648chttps://doi.org/10.36106/gjra/2807295
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