[Isolated diastolic hypotension in hemodialysis: Risk factor for novel cardiovascular complications and all-cause mortality].

Intra dialytic hypotension is the most common complication in hemodialysis. However, isolated diastolic hypotension (IDH) in hemodialysis is asymptomatic and its detection requires repeated monitoring of blood pressure during dialysis sessions. To study this phenomenon, we conducted a prospective study over a period of 5 years in 45 chronic hemodialysis patients. The IDH, was noted in 42% at inclusion, and in 59,5% of the cases at the end of the study. IDH was associated with advanced age, female gender, high relative critical blood volume, cardiac arrhythmias and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle. IDH was also significantly associated with novel cardiovascular complications (P=0.004) and all-cause mortality (P=0.038). Isolated diastolic hypotension is a particularly common phenomenon in hemodialysis. Our data encourage in-depth reflection on this subject in hemodialysis. In addition, our study highlights the value of screening for IDH by close monitoring of hemodynamic parameters, and calls for personalized dialysis management based on the analysis of the demonstrated risk factors and on the study of the associated comorbidities.