Open AccessFrequency of Pulmonary Hypertension in hemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Kunwer Naveed Mukhtar,
Syed Mohkumuddin,
Sumbal Nasir Mahmood
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.306.5525
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary hypertension , hemodialysis , cardiology , pulmonary artery , dialysis , blood pressure , end stage renal disease , surgery
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.
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