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Petrakis I, Bacharaki D, Kyriazis P, Balafa O, Dounousi E, Tsirpanlis G, Theodoridis M, Tsotsorou O, Markaki A, Georgoulidou A, Triantafyllis G, Giannikouris I, Kokkalis A, Stavroulopoulos A, Stylianou K. Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Is Affected by Serum Magnesium and Diet Pattern in a Cohort of Dialysis Patients. J Clin Med 2024; 13:4024. [PMID: 39064068 PMCID: PMC11277800 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13144024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Background: Hypomagnesaemia is associated with an increased overall mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis (CKD-5D). Mediterranean-style diet (MD), having a high magnesium content, can serve as a form of dietary magnesium supplementation. We examined whether there is a potential link between increased Mediterranean Diet score (MDS) and elevated serum magnesium (sMg) to assess its impact on reducing mortality risk in CKD-5D patients. Methods: In this multi-center prospective observational study, 117 CKD-5D patients (66 on hemodialysis and 51 on peritoneal dialysis) with a mean age of 62 ± 15 years were studied for a median follow-up period of 68 months. After baseline assessment, including measurement of sMg and MDS, all patients were followed up for cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality. Results: Forty deaths occurred, 58% of which were cardiovascular. Patients who were above the median value of sMg (2.2 mg/dL) had a 66% reduction in CV (crude HR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.11-0.70), and 49% reduction in all-cause (crude HR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.27-0.96) mortality, even after adjustment for age, malnutrition inflammation score, left ventricular mass index, peripheral vascular disease and diabetes. Similar results were obtained when sMg was analyzed as a continuous variable. sMg was associated directly with MDS (r = 0.230; p = 0.012). Conclusions: Higher sMg levels are strongly and independently associated with reduced CV and all-cause mortality in CKD-5D patients. A strong correlation exists between MDS and sMg. Elevated sMg levels, achieved through MD adherence, can significantly reduce CV mortality, implicating MD as a mediator of the association between sMg and CV mortality.
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- Ioannis Petrakis
- Nephrology Department, University General Hospital of Heraklion, 71500 Heraklion, Greece;
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- Nephrology Department, Attikon University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece; (D.B.); (O.T.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Nephrology Department, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece; (O.B.); (E.D.)
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- Nephrology Department, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece; (O.B.); (E.D.)
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- Nephrology Department, General Hospital of Athens “G. Gennimatas”, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Nephrology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68150 Alexandroupolis, Greece;
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- Nephrology Department, Attikon University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece; (D.B.); (O.T.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece;
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- Department of Nephrology, Hemodialysis Unit, Mediterraneo Hospital, 16675 Glyfada, Greece; (G.T.); (I.G.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Hemodialysis Unit, Mediterraneo Hospital, 16675 Glyfada, Greece; (G.T.); (I.G.)
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- Nephrology Department, General Clinic of Kalithea, IASIO Hospital, 17675 Athens, Greece;
- NEPHROEXPERT—Athens Kidney Institute, 17675 Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Department, University General Hospital of Heraklion, 71500 Heraklion, Greece;
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Stuard S, Ridel C, Cioffi M, Trost-Rupnik A, Gurevich K, Bojic M, Karibayev Y, Mohebbi N, Marcinkowski W, Kupres V, Maslovaric J, Antebi A, Ponce P, Nada M, Salvador MEB, Rosenberger J, Jirka T, Enden K, Novakivskyy V, Voiculescu D, Pachmann M, Arkossy O. Hemodialysis Procedures for Stable Incident and Prevalent Patients Optimize Hemodynamic Stability, Dialysis Dose, Electrolytes, and Fluid Balance. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3211. [PMID: 38892922 PMCID: PMC11173331 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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The demographic profile of patients transitioning from chronic kidney disease to kidney replacement therapy is changing, with a higher prevalence of aging patients with multiple comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus and heart failure. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality in this population, exacerbated by the cardiovascular stress imposed by the HD procedure. The first year after transitioning to hemodialysis is associated with increased risks of hospitalization and mortality, particularly within the first 90-120 days, with greater vulnerability observed among the elderly. Based on data from clinics in Fresenius Medical Care Europe, Middle East, and Africa NephroCare, this review aims to optimize hemodialysis procedures to reduce mortality risk in stable incident and prevalent patients. It addresses critical aspects such as treatment duration, frequency, choice of dialysis membrane, dialysate composition, blood and dialysate flow rates, electrolyte composition, temperature control, target weight management, dialysis adequacy, and additional protocols, with a focus on mitigating prevalent intradialytic complications, particularly intradialytic hypotension prevention.
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- Stefano Stuard
- FME Global Medical Office, 61352 Bad Homburg, Germany; (M.P.); (O.A.)
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- FME Global Medical Office, 75400 Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
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- FME Global Medical Office, Ra’anana 4366411, Israel;
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- FME Global Medical Office, 1750-233 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- FME Global Medical Office, Riyadh 12472, Saudi Arabia;
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- FME Global Medical Office, 16000 Praha, Czech Republic;
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- FME Global Medical Office, 00380 Helsinki, Finland;
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- FME Global Medical Office, 61352 Bad Homburg, Germany; (M.P.); (O.A.)
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- FME Global Medical Office, 61352 Bad Homburg, Germany; (M.P.); (O.A.)
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Jung JY. Which blood pressure metrics should be used in patients on dialysis? Kidney Res Clin Pract 2024; 43:133-142. [PMID: 38062622 PMCID: PMC11016667 DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.23.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Remarkable progress has recently been achieved in blood pressure (BP) control based on key research findings in the general population. It has been observed that maintaining BP slightly lower than previously recommended goals leads to better clinical outcomes, provided that patients can tolerate it. Previously, BP control targets for dialysis patients were extrapolated from studies conducted on the general population. However, dialysis patients are considered a distinct group with unique characteristics, which makes defining appropriate BP targets a matter of debate. Several observational studies measuring BP in hemodialysis (HD) patients within dialysis units have shown that lower peridialysis BP (pre-, post-, and interdialytic BP) is associated with worse clinical outcomes. However, this association is likely confounded by factors specific to dialysis patients. The relationship between BP and mortality appears to be more linear in patients with fewer underlying cardiovascular diseases and longer survival. Recent studies have indicated that BP measurements taken outside of dialysis sessions, such as standardized BP on nondialysis days, home BP, and ambulatory BP monitoring between HD sessions, are more predictive of clinical outcomes. Due to the varied effects of dialysis-related treatment practices on BP, there is a lack of data from large-scale clinical trials. As a result, it is challenging to provide strong recommendations for BP targets directly applicable to dialysis patients. This review addresses various factors influencing BP in dialysis patients, including the establishment of individualized target BP levels and discussions on maintenance strategies, while incorporating a recent literature review.
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- Ji Yong Jung
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Mukoyama M, Kuwabara T. Pre-dialysis blood pressure and cardiovascular mortality in Japan: need for much stricter control? Hypertens Res 2024; 47:811-812. [PMID: 38062201 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-023-01523-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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- Masashi Mukoyama
- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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Hong D, Chang H, He X, Zhan Y, Tong R, Wu X, Li G. Construction of an Early Alert System for Intradialytic Hypotension before Initiating Hemodialysis Based on Machine Learning. KIDNEY DISEASES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 9:433-442. [PMID: 37901708 PMCID: PMC10601920 DOI: 10.1159/000531619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Introduction Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is prevalent and associated with high hospitalization and mortality rates. The purpose of this study was to explore the risk factors for IDH and use artificial intelligence to establish an early alert system before hemodialysis sessions to identify patients at high risk of IDH. Materials and Methods We obtained data on 314,534 hemodialysis sessions conducted at Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital from the renal disease treatment information system. IDH was defined as a systolic blood pressure drop ≥20 mm Hg, a mean arterial pressure drop ≥10 mm Hg during dialysis, or the occurrence of clinical hypotensive events requiring nursing intervention. After pre-processing, the data were randomly divided into training (80%) and testing (20%) sets. Four interpolation methods, three feature selection methods, and 18 machine learning algorithms were used to construct predictive models. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was the main indicator for evaluating the performance of the models, while Shapley Additive ExPlanation was used to explain the contribution of each variable to the best predictive model. Results A total of 3,906 patients and 314,534 dialysis sessions were included, of which 142,237 cases showed IDH (incidence rate, 45.2%). Nineteen parameters were identified through artificial intelligence feature screening. They included age, pre-dialysis weight, dry weight, pre-dialysis blood pressure, heart rate, prescribed ultrafiltration, blood cell counts (neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil, lymphocyte, and platelet counts), hematocrit, serum calcium, creatinine, urea, glucose, and uric acid. Random forest, gradient boosting, and logistic regression were the three best models, and the AUCs were 0.812 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.811-0.813), 0.748 (95% CI, 0.747-0.749), and 0.743 (95% CI, 0.742-0.744), respectively. Conclusion Our dialysis software-based artificial intelligence alert system can be used to predict IDH occurrence, enabling the initiation of relevant interventions.
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- Daqing Hong
- Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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Hsu S, Zelnick LR, Bansal N, Brown J, Denburg M, Feldman HI, Ginsberg C, Hoofnagle AN, Isakova T, Leonard MB, Lidgard B, Robinson‐Cohen C, Wolf M, Xie D, Kestenbaum BR, de Boer IH. Vitamin D Metabolites and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease: The CRIC Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e028561. [PMID: 37421259 PMCID: PMC10382125 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Background The ratio of 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3/25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (vitamin D metabolite ratio [VDMR]) may reflect functional vitamin D activity. We examined associations of the VDMR, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25[OH]2D) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with chronic kidney disease. Methods and Results This study included longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses of 1786 participants from the CRIC (Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort) Study. Serum 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, 25(OH)D, and 1,25(OH)2D were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry 1 year after enrollment. The primary outcome was composite CVD (heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease). We used Cox regression with regression-calibrated weights to test associations of the VDMR, 25(OH)D, and 1,25(OH)2D with incident CVD. We examined cross-sectional associations of these metabolites with left ventricular mass index using linear regression. Analytic models adjusted for demographics, comorbidity, medications, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and proteinuria. The cohort was 42% non-Hispanic White race and ethnicity, 42% non-Hispanic Black race and ethnicity, and 12% Hispanic ethnicity. Mean age was 59 years, and 43% were women. Among 1066 participants without prevalent CVD, there were 298 composite first CVD events over a mean follow-up of 8.6 years. Lower VDMR and 1,25(OH)2D were associated with incident CVD before, but not after, adjustment for estimated glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria (hazard ratio, 1.11 per 1 SD lower VDMR [95% CI, 0.95-1.31]). Only 25(OH)D was associated with left ventricular mass index after full covariate adjustment (0.6 g/m2.7 per 10 ng/mL lower [95% CI, 0.0-1.3]). Conclusions Despite modest associations of 25(OH)D with left ventricular mass index, 25(OH)D, the VDMR, and 1,25(OH)2D were not associated with incident CVD in chronic kidney disease.
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- Simon Hsu
- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Department of MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Department of MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Department of MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of MedicineLoyola University of ChicagoMaywoodIL
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- Division of Pediatric NephrologyDepartment of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPA
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and InformaticsPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and InformaticsPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
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- Division of Nephrology‐HypertensionUniversity of California, San DiegoSan DiegoCA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Center for Translational Metabolism and Health, Institute for Public Health and MedicineNorthwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineChicagoIL
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- Division of Nephrology, Lucile Packard Children’s HospitalStanford University School of MedicinePalo AltoCA
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Department of MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research InstituteDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and InformaticsPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and BiostatisticsPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Department of MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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- Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, Department of MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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Panuccio V, Provenzano PF, Tripepi R, Versace MC, Parlongo G, Politi E, Vilasi A, Mezzatesta S, Abelardo D, Tripepi GL, Torino C. Home Pulse Pressure Predicts Death and Cardiovascular Events in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:3904. [PMID: 37373599 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Increased arterial hypertension represents a prevalent condition in peritoneal dialysis patients that is often related to volume expansion. Pulse pressure is a robust predictor of mortality in dialysis patients, but its association with mortality is unknown in peritoneal patients. We investigated the relationship between home pulse pressure and survival in 140 PD patients. During a mean follow-up of 35 months, 62 patients died, and 66 experienced the combined event death/CV events. In a crude COX regression analysis, a five-unit increase in HPP was associated with a 17% increase in the hazard ratio of mortality (HR: 1.17, 95% CI 1.08-1.26 p < 0.001). This result was confirmed in a multiple Cox model adjusted for age, gender, diabetes, systolic arterial pressure, and dialysis adequacy (HR: 1.31, 95% CI 1.12-1.52, p = 0.001). Similar results were obtained considering the combined event death-CV events as an outcome. Home pulse pressure represents, in part, arterial stiffness, and it is strongly related to all-cause mortality in peritoneal patients. In these high cardiovascular risk populations, it is important to maintain optimal blood pressure control, but it is fundamental to consider all the other cardiovascular risk indicators, such as pulse pressure. Home pulse pressure measurement is easy and feasible and can add important information for the identification and management of high-risk patients.
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- Vincenzo Panuccio
- Nephology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit-GOM "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli", Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit-GOM "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli", Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Nephology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit-GOM "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli", Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- National Research Council-Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Vallone Petrara SNC, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Wu S, Li M, Lu J, Tang X, Wang G, Zheng R, Niu J, Chen L, Huo Y, Xu M, Wang T, Zhao Z, Wang S, Lin H, Qin G, Yan L, Wan Q, Chen L, Shi L, Hu R, Su Q, Yu X, Qin Y, Chen G, Gao Z, Shen F, Luo Z, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Liu C, Wang Y, Wu S, Yang T, Li Q, Mu Y, Zhao J, Ning G, Bi Y, Wang W, Xu Y. Blood Pressure Levels, Cardiovascular Events, and Renal Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease Without Antihypertensive Therapy: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Hypertension 2023; 80:640-649. [PMID: 36601917 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.122.19902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND High blood pressure (BP) is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, the thresholds to initiate BP-lowering treatment in this population are unclear. We aimed to examine the associations between BP levels and clinical outcomes and provide evidence on potential thresholds to initiate BP-lowering therapy in people with chronic kidney disease. METHODS This nationwide, multicenter, prospective cohort study included 12 523 chronic kidney disease participants without antihypertensive therapy in mainland China. Participants were followed up during 2011 to 2016 for cardiovascular events (nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, hospitalized or treated heart failure, and cardiovascular death) and renal events (≥20% decline in the estimated glomerular filtration rate, end-stage kidney disease, and renal death). RESULTS Overall, 652 cardiovascular events and 1268 renal events occurred during 43 970 person-years of follow-up. We observed a positive and linear relationship between systolic BP and risks of cardiovascular and renal events down to 90 mm Hg, as well as between diastolic BP and risks of renal events down to 50 mm Hg. A J-shaped trend was noted between diastolic BP and risks of cardiovascular events, but a linear relationship was revealed in participants <60 years (P for interaction <0.001). A significant increase in the risk of cardiovascular and renal outcomes was observed at systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg (versus 90-119 mm Hg) and at diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg (versus 50-69 mm Hg). CONCLUSIONS In people with chronic kidney disease, a higher systolic BP/diastolic BP level (≥130/90 mm Hg) is significantly associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular and renal events, indicating potential thresholds to initiate BP-lowering treatment.
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- Shujing Wu
- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, China (X.T.)
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- The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China (G.W.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, China (J.N.)
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- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China (L.C.)
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- Jiangxi People's Hospital, Nanchang, China (Y.H.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China (G.Q.)
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (L.Y.)
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China (Q.W.)
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- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (L.C.)
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, China (L.S.)
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China (R.H.)
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- Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, China (Q.S.)
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (X.Y.)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China (Y.Q., Z.L.)
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- Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China (G.C.)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China (F.S.)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China (Y.Q., Z.L.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Central Hospital of Shanghai Jiading District, China (Y.Z.)
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- Jiangsu Province Hospital on Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing, China (C.L.)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China (Y.W.)
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- Karamay Municipal People's Hospital, Xinjiang, China (S.W.)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China (T.Y.)
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China (Q.L.)
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- Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China (Y.M.)
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- Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China (J.Z.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.).,Shanghai National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Endocrine Tumor, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China (S.W., M.L., J.L., R.Z., J.N., M.X., T.W., Z.Z., S.W., H.L., Y.C., G.N., Y.B., W.W., Y.X.)
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Liang Y, Gan L, Shen Y, Li W, Zhang D, Li Z, Ren J, Xu M, Zhao X, Ma Y, Zuo L, Wang M. Clinical characteristics and management of hemodialysis patients with pre-dialysis hypertension: a multicenter observational study. Ren Fail 2022; 44:1811-1818. [DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2022.2136527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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- Yaoxian Liang
- Department of Nephrology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Miyun Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shijingshan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Capital Medical University Affiliated Luhe Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Aviation General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhanlanlu Hospital of Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Jiaozhou Bethune Blood Purification Center, Shandong, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Beijing Boai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
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Georgianos PI, Vaios V, Sgouropoulou V, Eleftheriadis T, Tsalikakis DG, Liakopoulos V. Hypertension in Dialysis Patients: Diagnostic Approaches and Evaluation of Epidemiology. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12122961. [PMID: 36552968 PMCID: PMC9777179 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12122961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Whereas hypertension is an established cardiovascular risk factor in the general population, the contribution of increased blood pressure (BP) to the huge burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients receiving dialysis continues to be debated. In a large part, this controversy is attributable to particular difficulties in the accurate diagnosis of hypertension. The reverse epidemiology of hypertension in dialysis patients is based on evidence from large cohort studies showing that routine predialysis or postdialysis BP measurements exhibit a U-shaped or J-shaped association with cardiovascular or all-cause mortality. However, substantial evidence supports the notion that home or ambulatory BP measurements are superior to dialysis-unit BP recordings in diagnosing hypertension, in detecting evidence of target-organ damage and in prognosticating the all-cause death risk. In the first part of this article, we explore the accuracy of different methods of BP measurement in diagnosing hypertension among patients on dialysis. In the second part, we describe how the epidemiology of hypertension is modified when the assessment of BP is based on dialysis-unit versus home or ambulatory recordings.
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- Panagiotis I. Georgianos
- Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, 50100 Kozani, Greece
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- Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +30-2310-994-694
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Hot spring bathing is associated with a lower prevalence of hypertension among Japanese older adults: a cross-sectional study in Beppu. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19462. [PMID: 36376349 PMCID: PMC9661464 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24062-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hot spring bathing is practiced to help manage various diseases, including hypertension. We investigated the preventive effects on hypertension of hot spring bathing among older adults in a data analysis using responses to a previous questionnaire with the aim to identify a novel approach in the prevention and management of hypertension. Among 10,428 adults aged ≥ 65 years, we assessed the hot spring bathing habits of 4001 individuals with a history of hypertension. We calculated odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals using a multivariable logistic regression model for history of hypertension. In multivariable logistic regression, age (≥ 85 years: OR, 1.410); history of arrythmia (OR, 1.580), stroke (OR, 1.590), gout (OR, 1.880), diabetes mellitus (OR, 1.470), hyperlipidemia (OR, 1.680), renal disease (OR, 1.520), chronic hepatitis (OR, 0.648); and hot spring bathing at 19:00 or later (OR, 0.850) were independently and significantly associated with hypertension during the lifetime. We found an inverse relationship between habitual nighttime hot spring bathing and a history of depression. Prospective randomized controlled trials on nighttime hot spring bathing as a treatment for hypertension are warranted to investigate whether nighttime hot spring bathing can help in preventing hypertension among adults aged ≥ 65 years.
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Association of rheumatoid arthritis with mortality in chronic kidney disease: a cohort study. Clin Rheumatol 2022; 41:2669-2676. [PMID: 35610408 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-022-06223-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), also a known cardiovascular risk factor. However, it is not known if RA is a predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with CKD. We hypothesized that among a cohort of patients with CKD, RA would be associated with an increased risk of mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of 3939 participants with CKD from the prospective Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study. The primary outcome of interest was all-cause mortality. Secondary outcomes included CKD progression (defined as end-stage kidney disease or 50% decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate), cardiovascular endpoints, and composite of myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, heart failure, or death. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression was utilized, adjusting for potential confounders including age, sex, race/ethnicity, body mass index, current smoker, and education. RESULTS The study cohort included 83 participants with RA on a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). In the adjusted analysis, CKD-RA status was significantly associated with an increased risk of death (adjusted HR, aHR, 1.73 (1.27, 2.35)) and composite outcome (aHR 1.65 (1.27-2.15)) even after adjusting for traditional risk factors. Similar statistically significant associations were observed between CKD-RA and other secondary outcomes except for CKD progression. CONCLUSION RA was associated with higher mortality among individuals with CKD but not progressive renal decline. Further studies evaluating the mechanisms behind this association are needed. Key Points • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), also a known cardiovascular risk factor. However, it is not known if RA is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with CKD • In this study, we observed that CKD patients with RA experience higher mortality as well as an increased risk of CVD compared to patients with CKD without comorbid RA • These data provide rationale for more aggressive monitoring for CVD in patients with CKD and RA. They also underscore the need for determining which interventions can help decrease the burden of mortality in these patients.
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Ruperto M, Barril G. The Extracellular Mass to Body Cell Mass Ratio as a Predictor of Mortality Risk in Hemodialysis Patients. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14081659. [PMID: 35458220 PMCID: PMC9029814 DOI: 10.3390/nu14081659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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The extracellular mass/body cell mass ratio (ECM/BCM ratio) is a novel indicator of nutritional and hydration status in hemodialysis (HD) patients. This study aimed to explore the ECM/BCM ratio as a predictor of mortality risk with nutritional-inflammatory markers in HD patients. A prospective observational study was conducted in 90 HD patients (male: 52.2%; DM: 25.60%). Clinical and biochemical parameters [serum albumin, serum C-reactive protein (s-CRP), interleukine-6 (IL-6)] were analysed and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) was performed. Protein-energy wasting syndrome (PEW) was diagnosed using malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS). Based on BIA-derived measurements, the ECM/BCM ratio with a cut-off point of 1.20 was used as a PEW-fluid overload indicator. Comorbidity by Charlson index and hospital admissions were measured. Out of 90 HD patients followed up for 36 months, 20 patients (22.22%) died. PEW was observed in 24 survivors (34.28%) and all non-survivors. The ECM/BCM ratio was directly correlated with MIS, s-CRP, Charlson index and hospital admissions but was negatively correlated with phase angle and s-albumin (all, p < 0.001). Values of the ECM/BCM ratio ≥ 1.20 were associated with higher probability of all-cause mortality (p = 0.002). The ECM/BCM ratio ≥ 1.20, IL-6 ≥ 3.1 pg/mL, s-CRP and s-albumin ≥ 3.8 g/dL and Charlson index were significantly associated with all-cause mortality risk in multivariate adjusted analysis. This study demonstrates that the ECM/BCM ratio ≥ 1.20 as a nutritional marker and/or fluid overload indicator had a significant prognostic value of death risk in HD patients.
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- Mar Ruperto
- Department of Pharmaceutical & Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Alcorcón, 28925 Madrid, Spain
- Grupo USP-CEU de Excelencia “Nutrición para la vida (Nutrition for Life)”, Ref: E02/0720, Alcorcón, 28925 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-91-372-52-10
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain;
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Kula AJ, Prince DK, Limonte CP, Young BA, Bansal N. Rates of Cardiovascular Disease and CKD Progression in Young Adults with CKD across Racial and Ethnic Groups. KIDNEY360 2022; 3:834-842. [PMID: 36128489 PMCID: PMC9438408 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0006712021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Background Significant racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular (CV) and kidney function outcomes in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been reported. However, little is known about the extent to which these disparities exist in patients with CKD during the foundational period of young adulthood. The objective of this study was to determine risk factors and rates of CV disease and CKD progression in young adults with CKD across racial and ethnic groups. Methods We studied all participants aged 21-40 years of age enrolled in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study (n=317). Baseline CV risk factors were described across racial and ethnic groups. Results Outcomes included CV events or death (first incidence of heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke or death) and CKD progression (>50% decline in eGFR from baseline or end stage kidney disease [ESKD]). Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were compared as a secondary analysis for participants identifying as Black or Hispanic with those identifying as White or another race and ethnicity. Adjusted models included age, sex, and per APOL1 high-risk allele. CV risk factors were higher in Black and Hispanic participants, including mean SBP, BMI, median UACr, and LDL. Black and Hispanic participants had higher incidence rates of HF (17.5 versus 5.1/1000 person-years), all-cause mortality (15.2 versus 7.1/1000 person-years), and CKD progression (125 versus 59/1000 person-years). Conclusions In conclusion, we found a higher prevalence of CV risk factors, some modifiable, in young adults with CKD who identify as Black or Hispanic. Future strategies to ameliorate the racial and ethnic inequality in health outcomes earlier in life for patients with CKD should be prioritized.
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- Alexander J. Kula
- Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Banerjee D, Winocour P, Chowdhury TA, De P, Wahba M, Montero R, Fogarty D, Frankel AH, Karalliedde J, Mark PB, Patel DC, Pokrajac A, Sharif A, Zac-Varghese S, Bain S, Dasgupta I. Management of hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in adults with diabetic kidney disease: Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and the Renal Association UK guideline update 2021. BMC Nephrol 2022; 23:9. [PMID: 34979961 PMCID: PMC8722287 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-021-02587-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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People with type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at risk of developing progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney failure. Hypertension is a major, reversible risk factor in people with diabetes for development of albuminuria, impaired kidney function, end-stage kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Blood pressure control has been shown to be beneficial in people with diabetes in slowing progression of kidney disease and reducing cardiovascular events. However, randomised controlled trial evidence differs in type 1 and type 2 diabetes and different stages of CKD in terms of target blood pressure. Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is an important mechanism for the development and progression of CKD and cardiovascular disease. Randomised trials demonstrate that RAAS blockade is effective in preventing/ slowing progression of CKD and reducing cardiovascular events in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, albeit differently according to the stage of CKD. Emerging therapy with sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, non-steroidal selective mineralocorticoid antagonists and endothelin-A receptor antagonists have been shown in randomised trials to lower blood pressure and further reduce the risk of progression of CKD and cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes. This guideline reviews the current evidence and makes recommendations about blood pressure control and the use of RAAS-blocking agents in different stages of CKD in people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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- D Banerjee
- St George's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- ENHIDE, East and North Herts NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK
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- City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, UK
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- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- West Hertfordshire Hospitals, London, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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Liu W, Ye Y, Wang L, Gao C, Bai Y, Chu H, Fan W, Sun Z, Wang L, Li X, Yang J. Central versus ambulatory blood pressure for predicting mortality and cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients: a multicenter cohort study. J Hypertens 2022; 40:180-188. [PMID: 34433762 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Studies in the general population suggest that central blood pressure (BP) may be superior to peripheral BP in risk assessment. Although ambulatory brachial BP is recognized as the most reliable BP measurement in the dialysis population, there is no comparison of office central BP with ambulatory BP regarding risk stratification in these patients. METHODS In a multicenter prospective study of dialysis patients, central BP was measured noninvasively on a midweek nondialysis day, with interdialytic ambulatory BP and predialysis BP also collected. The primary outcomes were a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality. Agreement between central and ambulatory BP was assessed using Cohen's Kappa index and Bland--Altman plot. Linear and nonlinear Cox regression models were used to determine the association of BP parameters with outcomes. RESULTS A total of 368 patients were recruited and 366 underwent central BP measurement. Central BP had a moderate agreement with ambulatory BP in defining hypertension (κ = 0.42) with wide limits of agreement in Bland--Altman analysis. After a median follow-up of 51.5 months, central pulse pressure, ambulatory SBP and ambulatory pulse pressure were associated with all-cause mortality, whereas all BP parameters, except for predialysis DBP, were significant predictors of MACE. However, whenever evaluated in a stepwise variable selection Cox model, only ambulatory pulse pressure, but not any central BP, was determined as the best candidate for prediction of both all-cause mortality and MACE. Nonlinear Cox models revealed no significant nonlinear trend of the association between central BP and outcomes. CONCLUSION Central BP is predictive of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in dialysis patients but its prognostic value does not outperform ambulatory peripheral BP. Our data support the superiority of ambulatory BP in the dialysis population.
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- Wenjin Liu
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health Science, Salt Lake City, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu
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- Center for Kidney Disease, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing
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- Department of Hemodialysis, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu
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- Department of Nephrology, Luan People's Hospital, Luan
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Yixing People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Yixing
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Yixing People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Yixing
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- Department of Nephrology, Wuxi People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi
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- Department of Nephrology, Wuxi People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Center for Kidney Disease, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing
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Shin J, Lee CH. The roles of sodium and volume overload on hypertension in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Res Clin Pract 2021; 40:542-554. [PMID: 34922428 PMCID: PMC8685361 DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.21.800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, and the disease burden is rising rapidly. An important contributor to CV events and CKD progression is high blood pressure (BP). The main mechanisms of hypertension in early and advanced CKD are renin-angiotensin system activation and volume overload, respectively. Sodium retention is well known as a factor for high BP in CKD. However, a BP increase in response to total body sodium or volume overload can be limited by neurohormonal modulation. Recent clinical trial data favoring intensive BP lowering in CKD imply that the balance between volume and neurohormonal control could be revisited with respect to the safety and efficacy of strict volume control when using antihypertensive medications. In hemodialysis patients, the role of more liberal use of antihypertensive medications with the concept of functional dry weight for intensive BP control must be studied.
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- Jinho Shin
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The dialysis facility levels and sizes are associated with outcomes of incident hemodialysis patients. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20560. [PMID: 34663846 PMCID: PMC8523705 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00177-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The outcomes of patients with incident kidney failure who start hemodialysis are influenced by several factors. Whether hemodialysis facility characteristics are associated with patient outcomes is unclear. We included adults diagnosed as having kidney failure requiring hemodialysis during January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013 from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to perform this retrospective cohort study. The exposures included different sizes and levels of hemodialysis facilities. The outcomes were all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, infection-related death, hospitalization, and kidney transplantation. During 2001-2013, we identified 74,406 patients and divided them in to three groups according to the facilities where they receive hemodialysis: medical center (n = 8263), non-center hospital (n = 40,008), and clinic (n = 26,135). The multivariable Cox model demonstrated that a larger facility size was associated with a low mortality risk (hazard ratio [HR] 0.991, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.984-0.998; every 20 beds per facility). Compared with medical centers, patients in non-center hospitals and clinics had higher mortality risks (HR 1.13, 95% CI 1.09-1.17 and HR 1.11, 95% CI 1.06-1.15, respectively). Patients in medical centers and non-center hospitals had higher risk of hospitalization (subdistribution HR [SHR] 1.11, 95% CI 1.10-1.12 and SHR 1.22, 95% CI 1.21-1.23, respectively). Patients in medical centers had the highest rate of kidney transplantation among the three groups. In patients with incident kidney failure, a larger hemodialysis facility size was associated with lower mortality. Overall, medical center patients had a lower mortality rate and higher transplantation rate, whereas clinic patients had a lower hospitalization risk.
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Cohen JB. In the Right Place at the Right Time: Growing Evidence for Out-of-Office Blood Pressure Measurement in Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 78:621-623. [PMID: 34340864 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jordana B Cohen
- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Cohen JB, Hsu CY, Glidden D, Linke L, Palad F, Larson HL, Mehrotra R, Townsend RR, Bansal N. Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Hemodialysis Patients: A Mixed-Methods Study Evaluating Comparability and Tolerability of Blood Pressure Monitoring. Kidney Med 2021; 3:457-460. [PMID: 34136793 PMCID: PMC8178468 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2020.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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- Jordana B Cohen
- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Bellin EY, Hellebrand AM, Kaplan SM, Ledvina JG, Markis WT, Levin NW, Kaufman AM. Epidemiology of nursing home dialysis patients-A hidden population. Hemodial Int 2021; 25:548-559. [PMID: 34132036 PMCID: PMC8596662 DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Introduction Dialysis patients are often discharged from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), but little has been published about their natural history. Methods Using electronic medical record data, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of nursing home patients treated with in‐SNF hemodialysis from January 1, 2018 through June 20, 2020 within a dialysis organization across eight states. A dialytic episode began with the first in‐SNF dialysis and was ended by hospitalization, death, transfer, or cessation of treatment. The clinical characteristics and natural history of these patients and their dialytic episodes are described. Findings Four thousand five hundred and ten patients experienced 9274 dialytic episodes. Dialytic episodes had a median duration of 18 days (IQR: 8–38) and were terminated by a hospitalization n = 5747 (62%), transfer n = 2638 (28%), death n = 568 (6%), dialysis withdrawal n = 129 (1.4%), recovered function n = 2 (0.02%), or other cause n = 6 (0.06%). Increased patient mortality was associated with advancing age, low serum creatinine, albumin, or sodium, and low pre‐dialytic systolic blood pressure (sBP). U‐shaped relationships to mortality were observed for intradialytic hypotension frequency and for post‐ > pre‐hemodialysis sBP frequency. Prescription of dialysis five times weekly in the first 2 weeks was associated with better survival in the first 90 days (HR 0.77, CI 0.62–0.96; p < 0.02). Discussion Provision of in‐SNF dialysis by an external dialysis organization enables discharge from the acute care setting for appropriate treatment with increased nursing contact time in an otherwise under‐resourced environment. SNF ESRD patient clinical characteristics and outcomes are extensively characterized for the first time.
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- Eran Y Bellin
- Departments of Epidemiology & Population Health and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Choi SR, Lee YK, Cho Park H, Kim DH, Cho A, Kang MK, Choi S. Clinical significance of central systolic blood pressure in LV diastolic dysfunction and CV mortality. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250653. [PMID: 33951046 PMCID: PMC8099078 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the major cause of death in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction reflects LV pressure overload and is common in patients with ESKD. Recently, there have been studies on the usefulness of central blood pressure (BP); however, the relationship between central BP and LV diastolic dysfunction is not clear in dialysis patients with preserved systolic function. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical implication of central BP on LV diastolic dysfunction and CV mortality in the ESKD patients with preserved LV systolic function. METHODS This prospective observational cohort study investigated the effect of LV diastolic dysfunction on CV mortality in the ESKD patients with preserved systolic function using echocardiography. Vascular calcification was evaluated using the abdominal aortic calcification score, and aortic stiffness was determined by measuring pulse wave velocity (PWV). The predictors of CV mortality were analyzed using Cox proportional hazard analysis. RESULTS The subjects were comprised of 61 patients, with an average age of 54 years, 20 males (32.8%), and 25 diabetics (41.0%). There were 39 patients on hemodialysis and 22 patients receiving peritoneal dialysis treatment. During the mean follow-up period of 79.3 months, 16 patients (26.2%) died, and 7 patients (11.4%) died of CV events. The central systolic BP and diabetes were independent risk factors for LV diastolic dysfunction. In addition, patients with LV diastolic dysfunction had an increased CV mortality. When left atrial volume index and PWV were adjusted, the E/E' ratio was found to be a predictor of CV mortality. CONCLUSIONS Central systolic BP and diabetes were found to be significant risk factors for LV diastolic dysfunction. LV diastolic dysfunction can independently predict CV mortality in dialysis patients with preserved LV systolic function.
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- Sun Ryoung Choi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Dongtan, Korea
- Hallym University, Kidney Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Hallym University, Kidney Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Hallym University, Kidney Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Hallym University, Kidney Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Hallym University, Kidney Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Kula AJ, Prince DK, Flynn JT, Bansal N. BP in Young Adults with CKD and Associations with Cardiovascular Events and Decline in Kidney Function. J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 32:1200-1209. [PMID: 33692088 PMCID: PMC8259674 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020081156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND BP is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular events and CKD progression in middle-aged or older adults with CKD. However, studies describing the relationship between BP with outcomes in young adults with CKD are limited. METHODS In an observational study, we focused on 317 young adults (aged 21-40 years) with mild to moderate CKD enrolled in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study. Exposures included baseline systolic BP evaluated continuously (per 10 mm Hg increase) and in categories (<120, 120-129, and ≥130 mm Hg). Primary outcomes included cardiovascular events (heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, or all-cause death) and CKD progression (50% decline of eGFR or ESKD). We used Cox proportional hazard models to test associations between baseline systolic BP with cardiovascular events and CKD progression. RESULTS Cardiovascular events occurred in 52 participants and 161 had CKD progression during median follow-up times of 11.3 years and 4.1 years, respectively. Among those with baseline systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg, 3%/yr developed heart failure, 20%/yr had CKD progression, and 2%/yr died. In fully adjusted models, baseline systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg (versus systolic BP<120 mm Hg) was significantly associated with cardiovascular events or death (hazard ratio [HR], 2.13; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.05 to 4.32) and CKD progression (HR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.10 to 2.58). CONCLUSIONS Among young adults with CKD, higher systolic BP is significantly associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular events and CKD progression. Trials of BP management are needed to test targets and treatment strategies specifically in young adults with CKD.
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- Alexander J. Kula
- Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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McGuire S, Horton EJ, Renshaw D, Chan K, Krishnan N, McGregor G. Cardiopulmonary and metabolic physiology during hemodialysis and inter/intradialytic exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 130:1033-1042. [PMID: 33507853 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00888.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hemodialysis is associated with numerous symptoms and side effects that, in part, may be due to subclinical hypoxia. However, acute cardiopulmonary and metabolic physiology during hemodialysis is not well defined. Intradialytic and interdialytic exercise appear to be beneficial and may alleviate these side effects. To better understand these potential benefits, the acute physiological response to exercise should be evaluated. The aim of this study was to compare and characterize the acute physiological response during hemodialysis, intradialytic exercise, and interdialytic exercise. Cardiopulmonary physiology was evaluated during three conditions: 1) hemodialysis without exercise (HD), 2) intradialytic exercise (IDEx), and 3) interdialytic exercise (Ex). Exercise consisted of 30-min constant load cycle ergometry at 90% V̇O2AT (anaerobic threshold). Central hemodynamics (via noninvasive bioreactance) and ventilatory gas exchange were recorded during each experimental condition. Twenty participants (59 ± 12 yr, 16/20 male) completed the protocol. Cardiac output (Δ = -0.7 L/min), O2 uptake (Δ = -1.4 mL/kg/min), and arterial-venous O2 difference (Δ = -2.0 mL/O2/100 mL) decreased significantly during HD. Respiratory exchange ratio exceeded 1.0 throughout HD and IDEx. Minute ventilation was lower (P = 0.001) during IDEx (16.5 ± 1.1 L/min) compared with Ex (19.8 ± 1.0 L/min). Arterial-venous O2 difference was partially restored further to IDEx (4.6 ± 1.9 mL/O2/100 mL) compared with HD (3.5 ± 1.2 mL/O2/100 mL). Hemodialysis altered cardiopulmonary and metabolic physiology, suggestive of hypoxia. This dysregulated physiology contributed to a greater physiological demand during intradialytic exercise compared with interdialytic exercise. Despite this, intradialytic exercise partly normalized cardiopulmonary physiology during treatment, which may translate to a reduction in the symptoms and side effects of hemodialysis.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study is the first, to our knowledge, to directly compare cardiopulmonary and metabolic physiology during hemodialysis, intradialytic exercise, and interdialytic exercise. Hemodialysis was associated with increased respiratory exchange ratio, blunted minute ventilation, and impaired O2 uptake and extraction. We also identified a reduced ventilatory response during intradialytic exercise compared with interdialytic exercise. Impaired arterial-venous O2 difference during hemodialysis was partly restored by intradialytic exercise. Despite dysregulated cardiopulmonary and metabolic physiology during hemodialysis, intradialytic exercise was well tolerated.
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- S McGuire
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Centre for Sport, Exercise, and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Centre for Sport, Exercise, and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Centre for Sport, Exercise, and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Centre for Sport, Exercise, and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Centre for Sport, Exercise, and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom.,Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Centre for Sport, Exercise, and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom.,Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom.,Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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Barroso WKS, Rodrigues CIS, Bortolotto LA, Mota-Gomes MA, Brandão AA, Feitosa ADDM, Machado CA, Poli-de-Figueiredo CE, Amodeo C, Mion Júnior D, Barbosa ECD, Nobre F, Guimarães ICB, Vilela-Martin JF, Yugar-Toledo JC, Magalhães MEC, Neves MFT, Jardim PCBV, Miranda RD, Póvoa RMDS, Fuchs SC, Alessi A, Lucena AJGD, Avezum A, Sousa ALL, Pio-Abreu A, Sposito AC, Pierin AMG, Paiva AMGD, Spinelli ACDS, Nogueira ADR, Dinamarco N, Eibel B, Forjaz CLDM, Zanini CRDO, Souza CBD, Souza DDSMD, Nilson EAF, Costa EFDA, Freitas EVD, Duarte EDR, Muxfeldt ES, Lima Júnior E, Campana EMG, Cesarino EJ, Marques F, Argenta F, Consolim-Colombo FM, Baptista FS, Almeida FAD, Borelli FADO, Fuchs FD, Plavnik FL, Salles GF, Feitosa GS, Silva GVD, Guerra GM, Moreno Júnior H, Finimundi HC, Back IDC, Oliveira Filho JBD, Gemelli JR, Mill JG, Ribeiro JM, Lotaif LAD, Costa LSD, Magalhães LBNC, Drager LF, Martin LC, Scala LCN, Almeida MQ, Gowdak MMG, Klein MRST, Malachias MVB, Kuschnir MCC, Pinheiro ME, Borba MHED, Moreira Filho O, Passarelli Júnior O, Coelho OR, Vitorino PVDO, Ribeiro Junior RM, Esporcatte R, Franco R, Pedrosa R, Mulinari RA, Paula RBD, Okawa RTP, Rosa RF, Amaral SLD, Ferreira-Filho SR, Kaiser SE, Jardim TDSV, Guimarães V, Koch VH, Oigman W, Nadruz W. Brazilian Guidelines of Hypertension - 2020. Arq Bras Cardiol 2021; 116:516-658. [PMID: 33909761 PMCID: PMC9949730 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20201238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 90.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso
- Universidade Federal de Goiás , Goiânia , GO - Brasil
- Liga de Hipertensão Arterial , Goiânia , GO - Brasil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo , Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde , Sorocaba , SP - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FCM-UERJ), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo , SP - Brasil
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP , São Paulo , SP - Brasil
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , SP - Brasil
- Hospital São Francisco , Ribeirão Preto , SP - Brasil
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- Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FCM-UERJ), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre , RS - Brasil
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- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz , São Paulo , SP - Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Goiás , Goiânia , GO - Brasil
- Liga de Hipertensão Arterial , Goiânia , GO - Brasil
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- Instituto de Cardiologia , Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia (IC/FUC), Porto Alegre , RS - Brasil
- Centro Universitário da Serra Gaúcha (FSG), Caxias do Sul , RS - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FCM-UERJ), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
- Departamento de Cardiogeriatria da Sociedade Brazileira de Cardiologia , Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (HC/UFPR), Curitiba , PR - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FCM-UERJ), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
- Universidade Iguaçu (UNIG), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , SP - Brasil
- Associação Ribeirãopretana de Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência ao Hipertenso (AREPAH), Ribeirão Preto , SP - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , SP - Brasil
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo , Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde , Sorocaba , SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor), São Paulo , SP - Brasil
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz , São Paulo , SP - Brasil
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor), São Paulo , SP - Brasil
- Universidade Santo Amaro (UNISA), São Paulo , SP - Brasil
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- Centro de Ciências da Saúde , Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo , Vitória , ES - Brasil
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- Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , MG - Brasil
- Hospital Felício Rocho , Belo Horizonte , MG - Brasil
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- Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia , São Paulo , SP - Brasil
- Hospital do Coração (HCor), São Paulo , SP - Brasil
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- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP , São Paulo , SP - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FCM-UERJ), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
- Hospital Pró-Cradíaco , Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Bauru , SP - Brasil
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- Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE), Recife , PE - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FCM-UERJ), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo , SP - Brasil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FCM-UERJ), Rio de Janeiro , RJ - Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas , SP - Brasil
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Bansal N, Glidden DV, Mehrotra R, Townsend RR, Cohen J, Linke L, Palad F, Larson H, Hsu CY. Treating Home Versus Predialysis Blood Pressure Among In-Center Hemodialysis Patients: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 77:12-22. [PMID: 32800842 PMCID: PMC7752836 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Observational studies have reported a U-shaped association between blood pressure (BP) before a hemodialysis session and death. In contrast, because a linear association between out-of-dialysis-unit BP and death has been reported, home BP may be a better target for treatment. To test the feasibility of this approach, we conducted a pilot trial of treating home versus predialysis BP in hemodialysis patients. STUDY DESIGN A 4-month, parallel, randomized, controlled trial. SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTS 50 prevalent hemodialysis patients in San Francisco and Seattle. Participants were randomly assigned using 1:1 block randomization, stratified by site. INTERVENTIONS To target home systolic BP (SBP) of 100-<140 mm Hg versus predialysis SBP of 100-<140mm Hg. Home and predialysis SBPs were ascertained every 2 weeks. Dry weight and BP medications were adjusted to reach the target SBP. OUTCOMES Primary outcomes were feasibility, adherence, safety. and tolerability. RESULTS 50 of 70 (71%) patients who were approached agreed to participate. All enrollees completed the study except for 1 who received a kidney transplant. In the home BP treatment group, adherence to obtaining/reporting home BP was 97.4% (and consistent over the 4 months). There was no increased frequency of high (defined as SBP>200mm Hg; 0.2% vs 0%) or low (defined as<90mm Hg; 1.8% vs 1.2%) predialysis BP readings in the home versus predialysis treatment arms, respectively. However, participants in the home BP arm had higher frequency of fatigue (32% vs 16%). LIMITATIONS Small sample size. CONCLUSIONS This pilot trial demonstrates feasibility and high adherence to home BP measurement and treatment in hemodialysis patients. Larger trials to test the long-term feasibility, efficacy, and safety of home BP treatment in hemodialysis patients should be conducted. FUNDERS National Institutes of Health, Satellite Healthcare, and Northwest Kidney Centers. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov with study number NCT03459807.
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- Nisha Bansal
- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Kanno Y. Blood pressure management in patients receiving renal replacement therapy. Hypertens Res 2020; 44:7-12. [DOI: 10.1038/s41440-020-00563-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pinter J, Chazot C, Stuard S, Moissl U, Canaud B. Sodium, volume and pressure control in haemodialysis patients for improved cardiovascular outcomes. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 35:ii23-ii30. [PMID: 32162668 PMCID: PMC7066545 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chronic volume overload is pervasive in patients on chronic haemodialysis and substantially increases the risk of cardiovascular death. The rediscovery of the three-compartment model in sodium metabolism revolutionizes our understanding of sodium (patho-)physiology and is an effect modifier that still needs to be understood in the context of hypertension and end-stage kidney disease. Assessment of fluid overload in haemodialysis patients is central yet difficult to achieve, because traditional clinical signs of volume overload lack sensitivity and specificity. The highest all-cause mortality risk may be found in haemodialysis patients presenting with high fluid overload but low blood pressure before haemodialysis treatment. The second highest risk may be found in patients with both high blood pressure and fluid overload, while high blood pressure but normal fluid overload may only relate to moderate risk. Optimization of fluid overload in haemodialysis patients should be guided by combining the traditional clinical evaluation with objective measurements such as bioimpedance spectroscopy in assessing the risk of fluid overload. To overcome the tide of extracellular fluid, the concept of time-averaged fluid overload during the interdialytic period has been established and requires possible readjustment of a negative target post-dialysis weight. 23Na-magnetic resonance imaging studies will help to quantitate sodium accumulation and keep prescribed haemodialytic sodium mass balance on the radar. Cluster-randomization trials (e.g. on sodium removal) are underway to improve our therapeutic approach to cardioprotective haemodialysis management.
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- Jule Pinter
- Renal Division, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Global Medical Office, FMC Deutschland, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Global Medical Office, FMC Deutschland, Bad Homburg, Germany
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The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2019). Hypertens Res 2020; 42:1235-1481. [PMID: 31375757 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-019-0284-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 997] [Impact Index Per Article: 249.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Canaud B, Chazot C, Koomans J, Collins A. Fluid and hemodynamic management in hemodialysis patients: challenges and opportunities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 41:550-559. [PMID: 31661543 PMCID: PMC6979572 DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2019-0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Fluid volume and hemodynamic management in hemodialysis patients is an essential component of dialysis adequacy. Restoring salt and water homeostasis in hemodialysis patients has been a permanent quest by nephrologists summarized by the ‘dry weight’ probing approach. Although this clinical approach has been associated with benefits on cardiovascular outcome, it is now challenged by recent studies showing that intensity or aggressiveness to remove fluid during intermittent dialysis is associated with cardiovascular stress and potential organ damage. A more precise approach is required to improve cardiovascular outcome in this high-risk population. Fluid status assessment and monitoring rely on four components: clinical assessment, non-invasive instrumental tools (e.g., US, bioimpedance, blood volume monitoring), cardiac biomarkers (e.g. natriuretic peptides), and algorithm and sodium modeling to estimate mass transfer. Optimal management of fluid and sodium imbalance in dialysis patients consist in adjusting salt and fluid removal by dialysis (ultrafiltration, dialysate sodium) and by restricting salt intake and fluid gain between dialysis sessions. Modern technology using biosensors and feedback control tools embarked on dialysis machine, with sophisticated analytics will provide direct handling of sodium and water in a more precise and personalized way. It is envisaged in the near future that these tools will support physician decision making with high potential of improving cardiovascular outcome.
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- Bernard Canaud
- Montpellier University, Montpellier, France.,Senior Medical Scientist, Global Medical Office, FMC Deutschland, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Head of Clinical Governance, NephroCare France, Fresnes, France
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- Maastricht University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Netherlands
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota, USA.,Senior Medical Scientist, Global Medical Office, FMC North America, Waltham, MA, USA
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Doulton TWR, Swift PA, Murtaza A, Dasgupta I. Uncertainties in BP management in dialysis patients. Semin Dial 2020; 33:223-235. [PMID: 32285984 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hypertension in dialysis patients is extremely common. In this article, we review the current evidence for blood pressure (BP) goals in hemodialysis patients, and consider the effectiveness of interventions by which BP may be lowered, including manipulation of dietary and dialysate sodium; optimization of extracellular water; prolongation of dialysis time; and antihypertensive medication. Although two meta-analyses suggest lowering BP using antihypertensive drugs might be beneficial in reducing cardiovascular events and mortality, there are insufficient rigorously designed trials in hypertensive hemodialysis populations to determine preferred antihypertensive drug classes. We suggest aiming for predialysis systolic BP between 130 and 159 mm Hg, while at the same time acknowledge the significant limitations of the data upon which it is based. We conclude by summarizing current knowledge as regards management of hypertension in the peritoneal dialysis population and make recommendations for future research in this field.
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- Timothy W R Doulton
- Department of Renal Medicine, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Canterbury, Kent, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, Surrey, UK
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- Renal Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Renal Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.,Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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Maruyama T, Takashima H, Abe M. Blood pressure targets and pharmacotherapy for hypertensive patients on hemodialysis. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2020; 21:1219-1240. [PMID: 32281890 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1746272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hypertension is highly prevalent in patients with end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis and is often not well controlled. Blood pressure (BP) levels before and after hemodialysis have a U-shaped relationship with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Although antihypertensive drugs are recommended for patients in whom BP cannot be controlled appropriately by non-pharmacological interventions, large-scale randomized controlled clinical trials are lacking. AREAS COVERED The authors review the pharmacotherapy used in hypertensive patients on dialysis, primarily focusing on reports published since 2000. An electronic search of MEDLINE was conducted using relevant key search terms, including 'hypertension', 'pharmacotherapy', 'dialysis', 'kidney disease', and 'antihypertensive drug'. Systematic and narrative reviews and original investigations were retrieved in our research. EXPERT OPINION When a drug is administered to patients on dialysis, the comorbidities and characteristics of each drug, including its dialyzability, should be considered. Pharmacological lowering of BP in hypertensive patients on hemodialysis is associated with improvements in mortality. β-blockers should be considered first-line agents and calcium channel blockers as second-line therapy. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors have not shown superiority to other antihypertensive drugs for patients on hemodialysis.
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- Takashi Maruyama
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine , Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine , Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine , Tokyo, Japan
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Anesthetic Considerations for Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy. Anesthesiol Clin 2020; 38:51-66. [PMID: 32008657 DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The number of patients presenting for surgery with renal dysfunction requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) is expected to increase as the population ages and improvements in therapy continue to be made. Every aspect of the perioperative period is affected by renal dysfunction, its associated comorbidities, and altered physiology secondary to RRT. Most alarming is the increased risk for perioperative cardiac morbidity and mortality seen in this population. Perioperative optimization and management aims to minimize these risks; however, few definite guidelines on how to do so exist.
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Flythe JE, Bansal N. The relationship of volume overload and its control to hypertension in hemodialysis patients. Semin Dial 2019; 32:500-506. [PMID: 31564065 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hypertension is highly prevalent and associated with poor clinical outcomes among individuals receiving maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Volume overload is a key modifiable contributor to hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the HD population. Despite their importance, assessment and treatment of volume overload and hypertension remain major clinical challenges and have substantial implications for both clinical outcomes and patient experiences of care. This review will summarize current data on the diagnosis, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical consequences of hypertension and volume overload in HD patients. We will also identify priorities for future research studies.
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- Jennifer E Flythe
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina Kidney Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.,Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Georgianos PI, Agarwal R. Systolic and diastolic hypertension among patients on hemodialysis: Musings on volume overload, arterial stiffness, and erythropoietin. Semin Dial 2019; 32:507-512. [PMID: 31463996 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Hypertension among patients on hemodialysis is predominantly systolic (either isolated or combined with diastolic hypertension), whereas the scenario of isolated diastolic hypertension is rare and more common in younger patients. Uncontrolled hypertension that persists despite aggressive antihypertensive drug therapy is a reflection of the volume overload that is a prominent mediator of systolic and diastolic BP elevation. Clinical-trial evidence supports the notion that dry-weight probing is an effective strategy to improve BP control, even when overt clinical signs and symptoms of volume overload are not present. Accelerated arterial stiffness influences the patterns and rhythms of interdialytic ambulatory BP and is a major determinant of isolated systolic hypertension in hemodialysis. Posthoc analyses of the Hypertension in Hemodialysis patients treated with Atenolol or Lisinopril (HDPAL) trial, however, suggest that arterial stiffness does not make hypertension more resistant to therapy and is unable to predict the treatment-induced improvement in left ventricular hypertrophy. A combined strategy of sodium restriction, dry-weight adjustment, and antihypertensive medication use was effective in improving ambulatory BP control regardless of the severity of underlying arteriosclerosis in HDPAL. Other nonvolume-dependent mechanisms, such as erythropoietin use, appear to be also important contributors and should be taken into consideration, particularly in younger hemodialysis patients with diastolic hypertension. In this article, we explore the role of volume overload, arterial stiffness, and erythropoietin use as causes of systolic vs diastolic hypertension in patients on hemodialysis. We conclude with clinical practice recommendations and with a call for a "volume-first" approach when managing hemodialysis hypertension.
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- Panagiotis I Georgianos
- Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine and Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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The effect of dry-weight reduction guided by lung ultrasound on ambulatory blood pressure in hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial. Kidney Int 2019; 95:1505-1513. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hara M, Tanaka S, Taniguchi M, Fujisaki K, Torisu K, Masutani K, Hirakata H, Nakano T, Tsuruya K, Kitazono T. Prognostic value of pre-dialysis blood pressure and risk threshold on clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients: The Q-Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13485. [PMID: 30572447 PMCID: PMC6320176 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The influence of pre-dialysis blood pressure (BP) on the prognosis of hemodialysis (HD) patients is still inconclusive.A total of 3436 HD patients were prospectively followed up for 4 years. The patients were divided into quintiles of pre-dialysis systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) levels [mm Hg]: Quintile 1 (Q1), SBP <134, DBP <66; Q2, SBP 134 to 147, DBP 66 to 72; Q3, SBP 148 to 158, DBP 73 to 79; Q4, SBP 159 to 171, DBP 80 to 85; Q5, SBP ≥172, DBP ≥86. The association between the pre-dialysis BP and outcomes were examined using a Cox proportional hazards model.During a 4-year follow-up period, 564 (16.4%) patients died of any cause and 590 (17.2%) developed cardiovascular (CV) events. The lowest level of pre-dialysis SBP group (Q1) showed a significantly increased risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 1.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.40-2.39) and the highest group (Q5) significantly increased risk of CV events (HR 1.31, 95% CI 1.02-1.68) compared with the reference group (Q3), respectively. The highest level of pre-dialysis DBP group was significantly associated with increased risk for both all-cause mortality and CV events. Restricted cubic spline analysis for BP and outcomes suggested the optimal pre-dialysis BP value associated with the lowest risk of outcomes was SBP 152 mm Hg for all-cause mortality, SBP 143 mm Hg for CV events, and DBP 68 mm Hg for all-cause mortality.Our results suggested that pre-dialysis BP was independently associated with all-cause mortality and CV events among Japanese HD patients.
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- Masatoshi Hara
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
- Division of Internal Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
- Department of Integrated Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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Hypertension among patients on hemodialysis is common, difficult to diagnose and often inadequately controlled. Although specific blood pressure (BP) targets in this particular population are not yet established, meta-analyses of randomized trials showed that deliberate BP-lowering with antihypertensive drugs improves clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients. BP-lowering in these individuals should initially utilize nonpharmacological strategies aiming to control sodium and volume overload. Accordingly, restricting dietary sodium intake, eliminating intradialytic sodium gain via individualized dialysate sodium prescription, optimally assessing and managing dry-weight and providing a sufficient duration of dialysis are first-line treatment considerations to control BP. If BP remains uncontrolled despite the adequate management of volume, antihypertensive therapy is the next consideration. Contrary to nonhemodialysis populations, emerging clinical-trial evidence suggests that among those on hemodialysis, β-blockers are more effective than agents blocking the renin-angiotensin-system (RAS) in reducing BP levels and protecting from serious adverse cardiovascular complications. Accordingly, β-blockade is our first-line approach in pharmacotherapy of hypertension. Long-acting calcium-channel-blockers and RAS-blockers are our next considerations, taking into account the comorbidities and the overall risk profile of each individual patient. Additional research efforts, mainly randomized trials, are clearly warranted in order to elucidate aspects of management that remain elusive in hypertensive dialysis patients.
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- Panagiotis I Georgianos
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1 Department of Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine and Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Bansal N, Roy J, Chen HY, Deo R, Dobre M, Fischer MJ, Foster E, Go AS, He J, Keane MG, Kusek JW, Mohler E, Navaneethan SD, Rahman M, Hsu CY. Evolution of Echocardiographic Measures of Cardiac Disease From CKD to ESRD and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: Findings From the CRIC Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2018; 72:390-399. [PMID: 29784617 PMCID: PMC6109597 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.02.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Abnormal cardiac structure and function are common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and linked with mortality and heart failure. We examined changes in echocardiographic measures during the transition from CKD to ESRD and their associations with post-ESRD mortality. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS We studied 417 participants with CKD in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) who had research echocardiograms during CKD and ESRD. PREDICTOR We measured change in left ventricular mass index, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), diastolic relaxation (normal, mildly abnormal, and moderately/severely abnormal), left ventricular end-systolic (LVESV), end-diastolic (LVEDV) volume, and left atrial volume from CKD to ESRD. OUTCOMES All-cause mortality after dialysis therapy initiation. ANALYTICAL APPROACH Cox proportional hazard models were used to test the association of change in each echocardiographic measure with postdialysis mortality. RESULTS Over a mean of 2.9 years between pre- and postdialysis echocardiograms, there was worsening of mean LVEF (52.5% to 48.6%; P<0.001) and LVESV (18.6 to 20.2mL/m2.7; P<0.001). During this time, there was improvement in left ventricular mass index (60.4 to 58.4g/m2.7; P=0.005) and diastolic relaxation (11.11% to 4.94% with moderately/severely abnormal; P=0.02). Changes in left atrial volume (4.09 to 4.15mL/m2; P=0.08) or LVEDV (38.6 to 38.4mL/m2.7; P=0.8) were not significant. Worsening from CKD to ESRD of LVEF (adjusted HR for every 1% decline in LVEF, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00-1.06) and LVESV (adjusted HR for every 1mL/m2.7 increase, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.02-1.07) were independently associated with greater risk for postdialysis mortality. LIMITATIONS Some missing or technically inadequate echocardiograms. CONCLUSIONS In a longitudinal study of patients with CKD who subsequently initiated dialysis therapy, LVEF and LVESV worsened and were significantly associated with greater risk for postdialysis mortality. There may be opportunities for intervention during this transition period to improve outcomes.
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, Edward Hines VA Hospital and Jesse Brown VAMC And University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD
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- Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Georgianos PI, Champidou E, Liakopoulos V, Balaskas EV, Zebekakis PE. Home blood pressure–guided antihypertensive therapy in chronic kidney disease: more data are needed. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 12:242-247. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hemodynamic Instability during Dialysis: The Potential Role of Intradialytic Exercise. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:8276912. [PMID: 29682559 PMCID: PMC5848102 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8276912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Acute haemodynamic instability is a natural consequence of disordered cardiovascular physiology during haemodialysis (HD). Prevalence of intradialytic hypotension (IDH) can be as high as 20–30%, contributing to subclinical, transient myocardial ischemia. In the long term, this results in progressive, maladaptive cardiac remodeling and impairment of left ventricular function. This is thought to be a major contributor to increased cardiovascular mortality in end stage renal disease (ESRD). Medical strategies to acutely attenuate haemodynamic instability during HD are suboptimal. Whilst a programme of intradialytic exercise training appears to facilitate numerous chronic adaptations, little is known of the acute physiological response to this type of exercise. In particular, the potential for intradialytic exercise to acutely stabilise cardiovascular hemodynamics, thus preventing IDH and myocardial ischemia, has not been explored. This narrative review aims to summarise the characteristics and causes of acute haemodynamic instability during HD, with an overview of current medical therapies to treat IDH. Moreover, we discuss the acute physiological response to intradialytic exercise with a view to determining the potential for this nonmedical intervention to stabilise cardiovascular haemodynamics during HD, improve coronary perfusion, and reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in ESRD.
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Agarwal R, Sinha AD. Big data in nephrology-a time to rethink. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2017; 33:1-3. [PMID: 29253223 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Rajiv Agarwal
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine and Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine and Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Reply. J Hypertens 2017; 35:2553-2554. [PMID: 29095237 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tudorancea I, Iliescu R. Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk in the Dialysis Patient: How Low Can You Go? Hypertension 2017; 70:255-256. [PMID: 28674040 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.09237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Ionut Tudorancea
- From the Departments of Cardiology (I.T.) and Pharmacology (R.I.), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
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- From the Departments of Cardiology (I.T.) and Pharmacology (R.I.), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania.
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