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Effects of lowering dialysate sodium on carotid artery atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction in maintenance hemodialysis patients.
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PMID:  22246593     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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PURPOSE: Our aim in this study was to examine the effects of low-sodium dialysate on carotid artery atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, and blood pressure (BP) in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS: After baseline measurements were obtained, the dialysate sodium concentration was reduced from 140 to 137 mEq/L. Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) and flow-mediated dilatation (FMD %) were measured before and after 6 months of HD with low-sodium dialysate. Interdialytic weight gain (IDWG), pre- and post-dialysis BP, and dialysis-related symptoms were monitored during the study. RESULTS: Fifty-two patients were enrolled, and 41 patients completed the study. Twenty-one patients had hypertension and were receiving antihypertensive medications. The average number of antihypertensive drugs per patient was 1.9 ± 0.8. There was no significant reduction in BP at the end of the study, but the average number of antihypertensive drugs was reduced to 1.2 ± 0.4 (P < 0.001). There were significant improvements in CIMT (P = 0.003) and FMD (P < 0.001) with low-sodium HD. The IDWG decreased significantly during the low-sodium dialysate treatment (P < 0.001). However, hypotensive episodes and cramps were more frequent during the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrated that the lowering of dialysate sodium concentration reduced CIMT, improved FMD, and provided better control of IDWG and BP, but increased the incidence of dialysis-related symptoms.
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Hasan Ali Gümrükçüoğlu; Elif Arı; Aytaç Akyol; Serkan Akdağ; Hakkı Simşek; Musa Sahin; Yılmaz Güneş; Mustafa Tuncer
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  International urology and nephrology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1573-2584     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-1-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  0262521     Medline TA:  Int Urol Nephrol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey, hasanaliq80@yahoo.com.
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