Key result
Blood pressure exhibits a complex, often U-shaped relationship with survival in hemodialysis patients, likely reflecting reverse causation from high cardiac failure prevalence.
Why the study?
Does blood pressure level affect survival in hemodialysis patients?
Does blood pressure level affect survival in hemodialysis patients?
The relationship between blood pressure and survival in hemodialysis patients is complex and often U-shaped due to reverse causation from cardiac disease, but hypertension management remains important.
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Challenges uniform BP targets in hemodialysis; leaves open optimal thresholds for randomized trials.
Kelvin L. Lynn (2004) conducted a review in Hypertension in hemodialysis patients. Blood pressure was evaluated. Blood pressure exhibits a complex, often U-shaped relationship with survival in hemodialysis patients, likely reflecting reverse causation from high cardiac failure prevalence.
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