Heart failure events in randomized controlled trials for adults receiving maintenance dialysis: a meta-epidemiologic study.

David CollisterLonnie PyneArrti A BhasinBrendan SmythWilliam G HerringtonMeg JardinePatrick B MarkSunil BadvePatrick RossignolLaura M DemberChristoph WannerJustin EzekowitzP J DevereauxPatrick ParfreyRon GansevoortMichael Walsh

Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2024)

Overall, we found that heart failure events are infrequently reported in RCTs in dialysis and are heterogeneously defined. Further research is required to develop standardized diagnostic criteria that are practical and meaningful to patients and clinicians.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
heart failure
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
randomized controlled trial
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
prognostic factors
acute heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
systematic review
patient reported outcomes
meta analyses