News:Lowering Blood Pressure May Cut Dialysis Deaths

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(WikiDoc) - Dialysis patients who control their blood pressure may be at lower risk for heart attacks or cardiovascular disease, according to a study in The Lancet. Patients undergoing dialysis are normally at higher risk of CD than the general population. The study's authors used meta-analysis to interpret data from 1,679 dialysis patients in eight different trials. They found those patients who underwent blood pressure treatment were generally less likely to die or experience cardiovascular disease. As a result, they conclude, doctors should routinely consider whether patients undergoing dialysis should also be treated with BP-lowering agents. (The Lancet)