A prospective study of pulmonary hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease: A new and pernicious complication

Abstract

< 0.01). Mean interdialytic weight gain and central venous pressure were higher among PH group than non-PH group. Higher calcium phosphate product ≥50 was more prevalent in PH group than in non-PH group. The majority of them had moderate PH at the beginning of the study which remained same, despite being on hemodialysis. PH is a common complication in CKD patients with prevalence of 43.5%-50%. Left-sided heart failure, anemia, fluid retention, and increased calcium phosphate product are the risk factors for developing PH.