Why the study?
Does haemodialysis increase the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in ESRD patients without prior cardiac disease?
Population
71 patients with end stage renal disease on maintenance haemodialysis, mean age 50.81, 38 males and 33…
Comparison
Haemodialysis vs Before haemodialysis (within-subject comparison)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Loading...
Haemodialysis may not heighten short-term arrhythmia risk in this ESRD subgroup; leaves open need for prospective confirmation in broader cohorts.
Does haemodialysis increase the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in ESRD patients without prior cardiac disease?
Haemodialysis does not significantly increase the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in ESRD patients without a history of cardiac disease.
Mahmood et al. (2017) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: