Publications by authors named "Naoufal Mtiou"

Article Synopsis
  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is prevalent in hemodialysis patients, with 16.22% of the studied group showing elevated pressures.
  • The study included 111 patients, finding that the average pulmonary artery pressure was 45 mm Hg, with a small percentage classified as having mild to severe PAH.
  • Key risk factors linked to PAH were longer hemodialysis duration and specific heart conditions like valvular calcification and regurgitation.
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Introduction: Valvular calcifications are one of the major cardiovascular complications of hemodialysis because of its prevalence and its predictive indices of morbidity and mortality. There are many risk factors associated with these calcifications. Our study aims to evaluate both the prevalence of valvular calcifications in our patients on hemodialysis and their risk factors.

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