Arterio-venous access in end-stage renal disease patients and pulmonary hypertension

Background: The syndrome of pulmonary hypertension (PHT) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has been described in patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) therapy via arterial-venous (A-V) access. However, the exact timing for the development of the PHT is unknown. This study was designed to evaluate ch...

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Main Authors: Mordechai Yigla, Regina Banderski, Zaher S. Azzam, Shimon A. Reisner, Farid Nakhoul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465808089456