Pulmonary Hypertension, Mortality, and Cardiovascular Disease in CKD and ESRD Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

• Published in: American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 75 - 83
• Main Authors: Tang, Mengyao, Batty, Jonathan A., Lin, Chiayu, Fan, Xiaohong, Chan, Kevin E., Kalim, Sahir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2018
• Subjects: chronic kidney disease (CKD); CV events; CV mortality; death, cardiovascular disease (CVD); dialysis; end-stage kidney disease (ESKD); meta-analysis; pulmonary artery pressure; Pulmonary hypertension (PH); systematic review; dialysis; Pulmonary hypertension (PH); death, cardiovascular disease (CVD); meta-analysis; end-stage kidney disease (ESKD); CV mortality; CV events; pulmonary artery pressure; chronic kidney disease (CKD); systematic review

Pulmonary hypertension is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and may be associated with poor outcomes. The magnitude of the association between pulmonary hypertension and mortality is uncertain due to the small size and variable findings of observ...