PubMed:16623118 JSONTXT

[Hypertension in haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients]. Nadciśnienie tetnicze u chorych w programach hemodializy i dializy otrzewnowej. Hypertension occurs in many reports in 80-100% ESRD patients and is the most important risk factor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Successful therapy of hypertension depends on many factors including specific, pathophysiological mechanisms, ability of optimal renal replacement therapy and pharmacotherapy in the circumstances of different drugs pharmacokinetics. The review is aimed on recent reports concerning the role of optimal dialysis especially dose, duration of the procedure and some pharmacological aspects of blood pressure control in ESRD patients.