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March 1, 2018The Medical Journal of Cairo University/˜The œMedical Journal of Cairo University0 citationsOpen Access

Pulmonary Hypertension in Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: Frequency and Potential Mechanisms

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Population

80 individuals total: 40 non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease patients divided by GFR, and 40…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MSMohamed-A SobhMKMohamed KasemMRM.Sc. HANAA M. RIAD

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Overview

May support PH screening consideration in advancing CKD; cross-sectional data leaves open causal links and outcome impact.

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Population
80 individuals total: 40 non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients (55% men, 45% women; mean age 42.9±15.13 years) divided by GFR (89-60 ml/min [n=2], 59-45 ml/min [n=6], 44-15 ml/min [n=32]), and 40 control individuals with preserved kidney function (GFR >90 ml/min).
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Comparator
Control group of 40 individuals with preserved kidney function (GFR >90 ml/min).
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Outcome
Frequency of pulmonary hypertension (PH) evaluated by echocardiography.surrogate

Pulmonary hypertension is highly prevalent (50%) in non-dialysis dependent CKD patients and its frequency increases with the progression of renal impairment.

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Sobh et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89cdb41c70e695d84345cfhttps://doi.org/10.21608/mjcu.2018.55052
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