Population
508 Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) patients in Toronto
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
September 1977 to October 1982
Authors
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Prior cardiac disease drives higher CV mortality in CAPD; leaves open whether modality or BP control modifies risk beyond baseline comorbidities.
CAPD patients have a significant burden of cardiovascular mortality largely driven by pre-existing ischemic or hypertensive heart disease, though CAPD may improve blood pressure control.
George Wu (1983) studied this question.
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