Cardiovascular impact in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: Clinical management considerations.

ABSTRACT: Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis develop both structural and functional cardiovascular abnormalities. Despite improvement of dialysis technology, cardiovascular mortality of this population remains high. The pathophysiological mechanisms of these changes are complex and not well understood. It has been postulated that several non-traditional, uremic-related risk factors, especially the long-term uremic state, which may affect the cardiovascular system. There are many cardiovascular changes that occur in chronic kidney disease including left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, microvascular disease, accelerated atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis. These structural and functional changes in patients receiving chronic dialysis make them more susceptible to myocardial is

SUBMITTER: Chirakarnjanakorn S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5316356 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature