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ArticleThe Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology2021

Prevalence and predictors of heart failure among patients on maintenance hemodialysis therapy at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Puneet Kishore Bramania, Paschal Joseph Ruggajo, Francis Fredrick Furia

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Article in The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Puneet Kishore BramaniaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O.Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. puneetbramania@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3052-189X
Paschal Joseph RuggajoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O.Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.
Francis Fredrick FuriaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.
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backgroundHeart failure among patients on hemodialysis therapy portends poor outcomes. Traditional risk factors like aging, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are relatively common in these patients and may not accurately predict the occurrence of heart failure. Such patients may have other factors that contribute to heart failure. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of heart failure among patients on maintenance hemodialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

resultsAmong 160 patients on maintenance hemodialysis, 49 (30.6%) were female. The mean age of patients was 52.2 ± 13.3 years. Almost all patients had hypertension and 69 (43.1%) had diabetes mellitus. Heart failure was prevalent in 17 (10.6%) patients. On multivariate analysis, presence of angina, intradialytic hypertension, and anemia were independent predictors of heart failure. Patients with heart failure had significantly higher malnutrition inflammation scores and erythropoietin resistance indexes.

conclusionsHeart failure among hemodialysis patients correlates with the presence of angina, intradialytic hypertension, and anemia. Patients with heart failure had a greater degree of malnutrition-inflammation complex, and erythropoietin resistance. Patients with these conditions require a thorough cardiac evaluation and appropriate treatment.

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Heart failureHemodialysis patientsTanzania

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