The effect of different dialysate sodium concentrations on ambulatory blood pressure in hemodialysis patients: a prospective interventional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. Existing recommendations suggest reduction of sodium load, but the effect of dialysate sodium on blood pressure (BP) is not fully elucidated. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of different dialysate sodium concentrations on 72-h ambulatory BP in hemodialysis patients.

Methods

This prospective study included patients on standard thrice-weekly hemodialysis. All patients initially underwent six sessions with dialysate sodium concentration of 137 meq/L, followed consecutively by another six sessions with dialysate sodium of 139 meq/L and, finally, six sessions with dialysate sodium of 141 meq/L. At the start of the sixth hemodialysis session on each sodi

SUBMITTER: Bratsiakou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11317838 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature