Prevalence and Mortality of Pulmonary Hypertension in ESRD: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Noah C SchoenbergRahul G ArgulaElizabeth S KlingsKevin C WilsonHarrison W FarberPublished in: Lung (2020)
Echocardiographic evidence of PH is common among ESRD patients undergoing dialysis and associated with increased mortality. Identification of those patients with evidence of pulmonary hypertension on transthoracic echocardiography may warrant further evaluation and treatment.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary hypertension
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary artery
- patients undergoing
- risk factors
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular events
- peritoneal dialysis
- left ventricular
- cardiovascular disease
- computed tomography
- type diabetes
- combination therapy
- coronary artery
- atrial fibrillation
- smoking cessation