Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis as a risk factor for cardiovascular events.

Kirsten S HepburnKelly LambertJudy MullanBrendan McAlisterMaureen LonerganHicham Ibrahim Cheikh Hassan

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2021)

We did not find an increase in the risk of CVE following a peritonitis episode in PD patients. This result may be due to small sample size or rapid peritonitis treatment mitigating cardiovascular risk.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular events
chronic kidney disease
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
type diabetes
combination therapy
replacement therapy
sensitive detection