PARTICULARITY OF HYPERTENSION IN CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Dialysis adequacy of chronic hemodialysis patients in Zanjan-Iran, 2016

Background: Dialysis adequacy is one of the most important factors in determining the survival rate and mortality of dialysis patients. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the dialysis adequacy of patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis at dialysis centers located in the province of Zanjan, located in northwest Iran. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performe...

Antitetanus Toxoid Antibody Titer of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients in Iran

Background: Patients with end stage renal disease have higher incidence of infection dis-eases that is thought to be related to impaired immune system. Objective: To determine the antitetanus IgG antibody level in Iranian hemodialysis patients with end stage renal disease and to find its association with sex, age, blood hemoglobin, serum albumin, dura-tion of dialysis, time of dialysis per week...

Pulmonary Hypertension in Hemodialysis Patients

Drug Therapy in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Background: Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) results from the obstruction of predominantly major pulmonary vessels by organized blood clots and is one of the causes of pulmonary hypertension. The disease is still underdiagnosed and the true prevalence is not clear. The objective of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics and current management of patients w...

Frequency of Pulmonary Hypertension in Hemodialysis Patients

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been described in hemodialysis (HD) patients and has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in patients on regular hemodialysis. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted in Department of Nephrology, Liaquat National Hospital Karachi from April 2013 to Marc...