Impact of volume control on left ventricular hypertrophy in dialysis patients
Articles > Article · 2002
Authors: Mehmet ÖZKAHYA, Hüseyin TÖZ, Filiz ÖZERKAN ÇAKAN, Soner DUMAN, Ercan OK, ALİ BAŞCI, EJD MEES
JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2002, vol 15, pp 655-660
Summary
Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which strongly predicts cardiac mortality, is seen in more than 60% of end-stage renal disease patients. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the effect of salt restriction and strict volume control on blood pressure and LVH.