Hypervolemia, arterial hypertension and cardiovascular disease: a largely neglected problem in peritoneal dialysis.
Here we review the existing data on hypertension, volume overload and volume control in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and comment on the impact of these factors on residual renal function and cardiovascular disease in PD patients.
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Department Nephrology, Klinikum Hannover, Germany. richard.brunkhorst@krk.eu
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D010953:Plasma Volume