Periprocedural Risk of Stroke Is Elevated in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis

Conclusions: Of all patients with ESRD on HD admitted to the stroke service over the study period, over one third (38.3%) had the onset of their ischemic event during or shortly after HD, and nearly one quarter (23.5%) had the onset during HD. While clinicians may be tempted to attribute neurologic changes after HD to metabolic etiologies, they should also be aware that HD represents a period of elevated risk for acute ischemia.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2015;5:91-94
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - Category: Neurology Source Type: research