A prospective echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in chronic hemodialysis patients in the United States: prevalence and clinical significance | Zendy

Kumudha Ramasubbu | Zendy; Anita Deswal | Zendy; Cheryl Herdejurgen | Zendy; David Aguilar | Zendy; Adaani Frost | Zendy

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A prospective echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in chronic hemodialysis patients in the United States: prevalence and clinical significance

Author(s) -

Kumudha Ramasubbu,

Anita Deswal,

Cheryl Herdejurgen,

David Aguilar,

Adaani Frost

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

international journal of general medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722

H-Index - 36

ISSN - 1178-7074

DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s12946

Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , hemodialysis , dialysis , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , volume overload , pulmonary artery , pulmonary wedge pressure , heart failure

Pulmonary hypertension (PH), a disease which carries substantial morbidity and mortality, has been reported to occur in 25%-45% of dialysis patients. No prospective evaluation of the prevalence or clinical significance of PH in chronic dialysis patients in the United States (US) has been undertaken.

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