Pulmonale Hypertonie bei Patienten mit chronischer Nierenerkrankung mit und ohne Dialyse: Ergebnisse der PEPPER-Studie
D Skowasch, C Hammerstingl, F Hundt, T Gerhardt, C Grohé, G Nickenig, R Woitas, S Pabst · Pneumologie · 2012 · Heft 02
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Aims: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common in patients with dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and is an independent predictor of mortality. However, specific hemodynamics of the pulmonary circulation, changes induced by hemodialysis and prevalence of precapillary PH or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have not been evaluated in patients with chronic kidney disease. Methods: We assessed consecutive patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis (group 1, n=31) or without dialysis (group 2, n=31) in World Health Organization functional class ≥II with dyspnoe unexplained by other causes using ri…