[Role of hypertension in determining valvular diseases in patients with chronic uremia and dialytic treatment].

Patients in chronic dialysis have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, together with higher prevalence of hypertension and valvular diseases. It is not clear whether aortic and mitral defects are linked to the effect of chronic dialysis (for instance hypercalcaemia or hyperparathyroidism) or to hypertension. In order to see whether these factors could independently affect the single valve diseases we studied 48 patients in chronic dialysis.