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Abstract
Chronic kidney disease has emerged as a serious
public health problem. The incidence of the chronic kidney
disease in children has steadily increased.
Cardiovascular disease is highly prevalent in patients with
chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may account for 50% of
all deaths.
Hemodialysis is the only treatment choice after
renal transplantation in ESRD patients. An accurate
assessment of hydration in hemodialysis patients presents a
significant challenge especially in growing children
.Patient’s dry weight is considered to be the ideal weight at
the end of regular hemodialysis treatment where this weight
is at normal or close to normal extracellular fluid volume
(ECV).
The aim of this work is to evaluate the effect of dry
weight adjustment on cardiac rhythm and functions in
hemodialysis patients.
This study was conducted in the period from
August 2011 to March 2012 on 30 patients with end stage
renal disease (ESRD) on regular hemodialysis therapy at
the Pediatric Dialysis Unit, Children’s Hospital, Ain Shams
University.