Fluid overload is associated with use of a higher number of antihypertensive drugs in hemodialysis patients.
Jyana G MoraisRoberto Pecoits-FilhoMaria E F CanzianiCarlos E Poli-de-FigueiredoAmérico L Cuvello NetoAna B BarraViviane Calice-SilvaJochen G RaimannFabiana B NerbassPublished in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2020)
More than one-third of participants used ≥3 classes of antihypertensive drugs, and it was associated with older age, BMI <25 kg/m2 and FO. Strategies that better manage FO may aid better blood pressure control and avoid the use of multiple antihypertensive medications.