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Cardiovascular and Patient Phenotype of Extended Haemodialysis: A Critical Analysis of Studying a Unique Patient Population.
Blood Purification 2018
BACKGROUND: Extended haemodialysis (EHD) has been associated with better outcomes compared to conventional (CHD) regimes. The cardiovascular (CV) profile of these patients has not been assessed in detail.
METHODS: We report baseline demographic and CV phenotype of 36 CHD and 36 EHD participants to a longitudinal multicentre study. We measured pulse wave velocity (PWV), 24-h ambulatory blood pressure, sublingual dark-field capillaroscopy and vascular biomarkers.
RESULTS: EHD patients were younger (p < 0.01), with less CV comorbidity (p = 0.04) and higher dialysis vintage (p < 0.01). Higher PWV in CHD (p = 0.02) was not independent of demographic differences in the 2 groups. Biomarker profiles were similar in EHD and CHD but abnormal compared to healthy controls.
CONCLUSION: Although CV profiles in these 2 cohorts were similar, EHD patients were distinct from the CHD population in terms of age and dialysis vintage and appear to comprise a unique group. Direct comparison of outcomes in these groups is challenging due to clinical bias.
METHODS: We report baseline demographic and CV phenotype of 36 CHD and 36 EHD participants to a longitudinal multicentre study. We measured pulse wave velocity (PWV), 24-h ambulatory blood pressure, sublingual dark-field capillaroscopy and vascular biomarkers.
RESULTS: EHD patients were younger (p < 0.01), with less CV comorbidity (p = 0.04) and higher dialysis vintage (p < 0.01). Higher PWV in CHD (p = 0.02) was not independent of demographic differences in the 2 groups. Biomarker profiles were similar in EHD and CHD but abnormal compared to healthy controls.
CONCLUSION: Although CV profiles in these 2 cohorts were similar, EHD patients were distinct from the CHD population in terms of age and dialysis vintage and appear to comprise a unique group. Direct comparison of outcomes in these groups is challenging due to clinical bias.
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