Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Research Article
Cardiovascular Sequelae of Hypokalemia in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s): Hazem Mohammad-Ali Farrag, Eman Reda Abdel-Dayem, Abdel-Fttah Mohammad Hussein, Mahmoud Ragab Mohammad and Hasan Mohammad Mohiey- EddinHazem Mohammad-Ali Farrag, Eman Reda Abdel-Dayem, Abdel-Fttah Mohammad Hussein, Mahmoud Ragab Mohammad and Hasan Mohammad Mohiey- Eddin
Background: Dyskalemia is a serious condition that encountered in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients maintained on hemodialysis that may affect their prognosis. We aimed to investigate consequences of dyskalemia in such patients.Patients and methods: Two-hundred hemodialysis patients underwent laboratory assessment of hemoglobin, blood sugar, renal function, serum albumin, parathormone, ferritin, ionized-calcium and phosphorus. Serum potassium was estimated before and within 2 hour after dialysis. Electrocardiogram (ECG) was obtained just before dialysis session. Transthoracic echocardiography was obtained within 2 hour after dialysis; estimating ventricular systolic and diastolic functions and pulmonary pressure. Twelve-month followed-up was undertaken for mortality.Results: Patients were divided according to pre-dia.. View More»