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Inter-leg systolic blood pressure difference predicts cardiovascular events and mortality in incident hemodialysis patients.

Sawako KatoBengt LindholmAbdul Rashid QureshiHideyuki MukaiYukio YuzawaShoichi Maruyama
Published in: The International journal of artificial organs (2019)
Higher inter-leg systolic blood pressure difference associated with increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular events suggesting that wider application of inter-leg systolic blood pressure difference measurements may be warranted in hemodialysis patients.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • blood pressure
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • hypertensive patients
  • heart rate
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • blood glucose
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight loss