High Dialysate Calcium Concentration May Cause More Sympathetic Stimulus During Hemodialysis

• Main Authors: Zaida N. C. Jimenez (Author), Bruno C. Silva (Author), Luciene dos Reis (Author), Manuel C. M. Castro (Author), Camila D. Ramos (Author), Valeria Costa-Hong (Author), Luiz A. Bortolotto (Author), Fernanda Consolim-Colombo (Author), Wagner V. Dominguez (Author), Ivone B. Oliveira (Author), Rosa M. A. Moysés (Author), Rosilene M. Elias (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Karger Publishers, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background/Aims: Acute activation of sympathetic activation during hemodialysis is essential to maintain blood pressure (BP), albeit long-term overactivity contributes to higher mortality. Low heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of autonomic nervous system activity, and abnormal ankle-brachial i...