title: Relation of serum albumin and C-reactive protein to hypotensive episodes during hemodialysis sessions.
abstract: To evaluate the effect of albumin serum levels and C-reactive protein (CRP) on the course of dialysis induced hypotension (DIH) in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients, we studied 58 chronic hemodialysis patients in our center during 2007. We investigated the correlation between serum albumin, highly sensitive CRP (hs-CRP) and DIH. The mean of the serum albumin levels was 4.2 +/- 0.5 g/dL, and 32.8% of the patients revealed hypoalbuminemia. Occurrence of DIH among HD patients was 27.6%. The mean of serum albumin levels in the DIH group was significantly lower compared with the normotensive group (3.9 +/- 0.4 vs 4.3 +/- 0.5 g/dL, respectively, P= 0.008). The mean of the hs-CRP levels was significantly higher in the DIH group compared with the normotensive group (12.9 +/- 12 vs. 7.2 +/- 5.2 mg/dL, respectively, P= 0.01). We conclude that high level of CRP and hypoalbuminemia may be predictors of DIH.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Electrophysiology, Fars Heart Foundation, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pakfetrat
authors.forename: Jamshid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roozbeh
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malekmakan
authors.forename: Najaf
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zare
authors.forename: Mahshid Hashemi
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nasab
authors.forename: Mohamad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nikoo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein