Association of Pulmonary Hypertension with Mortality in Incident Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prognostic value of pulmonary hypertension at the start of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in patient survival is unclear.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of incident patients who initiated PD therapy from January 2007 to December 2011, and followed up through June 2013. Pulmonary hypertension was defined as an estimated systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) of ≥ 35 mm Hg using echocardiography. Clinical parameters and laboratory findings were compared between patients with and without pulmonary hypertension and a logistic regression model was elaborated. Patient outcomes (all-cause and cardiovascular mortality) were recorded during follow-up. Survival curves were constructed by the Kaplan-Meier method, and the influences of pulmonary hypertension on ou

SUBMITTER: Xu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4597986 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature