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Role of sodium and volume in the pathogenesis of hypertension in dialysis patients. Reflections on pathophysiological mechanisms.
Blood purification - 1 Jan 2004
Kooman Jeroen P, van der Sande Frank M, Leunissen Karel M L
Abstract excerpt
Volume and sodium excess is the predominant factor in the pathogenesis of hypertension in dialysis patients. However, except for anephric patients, the relationship between volume status, blood pressure, and hemodynamics is not straightforward, but may vary between subgroups of patients. In general, the sensitivity of blood pressure to changes in the volume/sodium status appears to be increased in patients with...
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