title: Elevated pulmonary pressure: A novel risk marker in kidney disease?
abstract: Pulmonary hypertension is associated with adverse cardiac outcomes and death in the general population. Bolignano and colleagues studied the prevalence of higher estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure (⩾35 mm Hg) assessed using echocardiogram among patients with stage 1-4 chronic kidney disease. They further examined the associations of higher pulmonary pressures with a composite cardiovascular outcome. These findings suggest the potential role of pulmonary arterial systolic pressure as a risk marker in those with chronic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Sankar D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Navaneethan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Raed A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dweik
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*