Blood pressure instability during hemodialysis.
Most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) maintained on hemodialysis have chronic hypertension. However, hypotension is a frequent complication of hemodialysis, probably because of impaired baroreflex function. Less frequently, increases in pressure can be a complication of hemodialysis. Detailed studies of patients with these abnormalities in arterial pressure during hemodialysis may yield insights into the regulation of arterial pressure during ESRD.
Landry
D W
DW
Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. DWL1@columbia.edu
Oliver
J A
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