Clinical Study
Pulmonary Hypertension in Dialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Italian Study
Table 3
Cardiovascular condition of patients with and without pulmonary hypertension.
| | PAP 35 | PAP 35 | | | | |
| | Hypertension history ( (%)) | 29 (85%) | 17 (77%) | ns | | Ischaemic heart disease ( (%)) | 11 (32%) | 10 (45%) | ns | | Cerebrovascular disease ( (%)) | 8 (24%) | 5 (23%) | ns | | Peripheral vascular disease ( (%)) | 11 (32%) | 6 (27%) | ns | | Parathyroidectomy history ( (%)) | 4 (12%) | 0 (0%) | ns | | Left ventricular hypertrophy ( (%)) | 25 (74%) | 15 (68%) | ns | Left ventricular Diastolic
Volume (ml) | 110 ± 32 | 124 ± 33 | ns | | Ejection Fraction (%) | 60 ± 7 | 54 ± 13 | 0.0216 | | Mitral stenosis ( (%)) | 1 (3%) | 1 (5%) | ns | | Mitral incompetence ( (%)) | 27 (79%) | 22 (100%) | 0.02 | | Aortic stenosis ( (%)) | 1 (3%) | 3 (14%) | ns | | Aortic incompetence ( (%)) | 17 (50%) | 15 (68%) | ns |
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