The Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension Among Maintenance Dialysis Patients With ESRD and Its Associated Factors: A Retrospective Study

• Published in: Frontiers in medicine Vol. 7; p. 570874
• Main Authors: Zhang, Ying, Ding, Xiao-Han, Rao, Rongsheng, Wang, Yiqin, Pang, Fang, Tang, Sha, Nie, Ling, Bian, Shi-Zhu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 04.12.2020
• Subjects: a retrospective study; end-stage renal disease (ESRD); maintenance dialysis; Medicine; prevalence; pulmonary hypertension; prevalence; maintenance dialysis; end-stage renal disease (ESRD); pulmonary hypertension; a retrospective study

Aim: To determine the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and its associated factors among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who underwent maintenance dialysis. Methods: A total of 491 patients received echocardiography examinations and underwent pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP)...