Open AccessOrthostatic hypotension at the introductory phase of haemodialysis predicts all-cause mortality
Author(s) -
Osamu Sasaki,
Hajime Nakahama,
Sunao Nakamura,
F. Yoshihara,
Takashi Inenaga,
Masayoshi Yoshii,
Shinzoh KOHNO,
Yumeko Kawano
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfh614
Subject(s) - medicine , orthostatic vital signs , supine position , blood pressure , proportional hazards model , cardiology , diastole , surgery
Since the predictive value of orthostatic hypotension (OH) at the introductory phase of haemodialysis (HD) is unknown, we examined the association between OH and all-cause death in patients who started HD between 1987 and 2001.
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