Endothelin-1 and Parameters of Systolic Blood Pressure in Hemodialysis

CONCLUSIONS: Higher baseline ET-1 levels are independently associated with higher SBP and higher odds of intra-dialytic hypertension. These results highlight a potential role for ET-1 in BP control in HD patients and raise the possibility of ET-1 antagonism as a therapeutic target.PMID:34192305 | DOI:10.1093/ajh/hpab104

Source: American Journal of Hypertension - June 30, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anika T Singh Suraj Sarvode Mothi Ping Li Venkata Sabbisetti Sushrut S Waikar Finnian R Mc Causland Source Type: research