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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2023

Efficacy of hemodialysis combined with hemofiltration in the treatment of uremia complicated with intractable hypertension.

Tao Xu, Denian Wang, Gang Cong

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Tao XuDepartment of Nephrology, The First People's Hospital of Huoqiu County Lu'an 237400, Anhui, China.
Denian WangDepartment of Nephrology, The First People's Hospital of Huoqiu County Lu'an 237400, Anhui, China.
Gang CongDepartment of Nephrology, The First People's Hospital of Huoqiu County Lu'an 237400, Anhui, China.
Lu'an First People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore the efficacy of hemodialysis and hemofiltration in the management of uremia complicated with refractory hypertension (RH).

methodsIn this retrospective study, 80 patients with uremia complicated with RH who were admitted to the First People's Hospital of Huoqiu County from March 2019 to March 2022 were included. Patients who received routine hemodialysis were assigned to the control group (C group, n=40), whereas patients received routine hemodialysis and hemofiltration were assigned to the observational group (R group, n=40). The clinical indexes of the two groups were recorded and compared. Differences in diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, mean pulsating blood pressure, urinary protein, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and urinary microalbumin, cardiac function parameters and plasma toxic metabolites were observed after one month of treatment.

resultsThe effective rate of the treatment in the observation group was 97.50%, whereas that for the control group was 75.00%. The observation group showed significantly better improvement of diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure compared with the control group (all P<0.05). The levels of urinary microalbumin were lower after treatment than those before treatment. The levels of urinary protein and BUN were higher in the observation group than those in the control group; and the levels of urinary microalbumin were significantly lower in the observation group compared with the levels in the control group (all P<0.05). The cardiac parameters of the study cohort were significantly lower after treatment. The levels of plasma toxic metabolites in the observation group were significantly lower after the 12-week treatment.

conclusionHemodialysis combined with hemofiltration is effective in the management of uremic patients with refractory hypertension. This treatment strategy effectively reduces blood pressure and average pulsation, improves cardiac function, and promotes the clearance of toxic metabolites. The method is associated with fewer adverse reactions and is safe for clinical applications.

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Hemodialysishemofiltrationintractable hypertensionuremia

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PMID37303622
PMCPMC10250981
OpenAlexW4380290854

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