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Fellows’ Forum in Dialysis
edited by Mark A. Perazella: A Patient With an Uncommon Etiology of Intradialytic Hypotension
Author(s) -
Masani Naveed N.,
Miyawaki Nobuyuki,
Maesaka John K.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2005.00083.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , hemodialysis , dialysis , intensive care medicine , cardiology
Hemodialysis is associated with various complications, the most common being intradialytic hypotension (IDH). In the majority of cases, IDH is easily corrected and does not represent a life‐threatening condition. We present a patient in whom IDH was unresponsive to various corrective strategies. A new mitral valve regurgitant lesion was diagnosed that eventually led to the patient's demise. Unusual etiologies of IDH need to be considered, particularly in instances where routine therapeutic measures are ineffective.