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Novel predictors of cardiovascular disease in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Gao, Ni. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-153). / Abstracts also in Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.1 / LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES --- p.4 / List of Figures --- p.4 / List of Tables --- p.5 / ABSTRACT --- p.6 / 中文摘要 --- p.9 / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.11 / Chapter CHAPTER 1 - --- BACKGROUND REVIEW AND HYPOTHESIS --- p.13 / Chapter 1.1 --- Overview of Peritoneal dialysis --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2 --- Peritoneal dialysis in Hong Kong --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3 --- Cardiovasular Disease in PD patients --- p.18 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Arterial disease --- p.21 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Left ventricular hypertrophy --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4 --- Malnutrition in PD patients --- p.26 / Chapter 1.5 --- Fluid overload in PD patients: a cause and a result of CVD --- p.28 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Overview --- p.28 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Fluid overload and residual renal function --- p.29 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Fluid overload and hypertension --- p.30 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- Fluid overload and malnutrition --- p.32 / Chapter 1.5.5 --- Assessment of fluid status in PD patient --- p.33 / Chapter 1.6 --- Peritoneal transport as the cause of fluid overload --- p.36 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Structure of peritoneum --- p.36 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Structural alteration of peritoneal membrane in PD --- p.37 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Ultrafiltration dysfunction --- p.38 / Chapter 1.6.4 --- Peritoneal transport and outcome of PD patients --- p.40 / Chapter 1.6.5 --- Fluid overload and peritoneal transport --- p.41 / Chapter 1.6.6 --- Peritoneal transport and malnutrition --- p.42 / Chapter 1.6.7 --- Assessment of peritoneal transport --- p.44 / Chapter 1.7 --- Closing the circle: Arterial stiffness as a cause of high peritoneal transport? --- p.47 / Chapter 1.7.1 --- Vascular function and anatomy --- p.47 / Chapter 1.7.2 --- Atherosclerosis --- p.49 / Chapter 1.7.3 --- Atherosclerosis and Endothelial Dysfunction --- p.50 / Chapter 1.7.4 --- Atherosclerosis and Extracellular Matrix --- p.53 / Chapter 1.7.5 --- Arterial stiffness and renal function --- p.54 / Chapter 1.7.6 --- Arterial stiffness in PD --- p.55 / Chapter 1.7.7 --- Arterial stiffness and clinical outcome --- p.55 / Chapter 1.7.8 --- Assessment of arterial stiffness --- p.57 / Chapter 1.8 --- An overall construct --- p.61 / Chapter 1.9 --- Hypothesis --- p.63 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 - --- GENERAL METHODOLOGY --- p.65 / Chapter 2.1 --- Radiographic Parameters of Intravascular Volume Status --- p.65 / Chapter 2.2 --- Pulse Wave Velocity Study --- p.69 / Chapter 2.3 --- Dialysis adequacy study --- p.72 / Chapter 2.4 --- Peritoneal equilibration test (PET) --- p.73 / Chapter 2.5 --- Assessment of nutritional status --- p.75 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 - --- Radiographic Parameters of Intravascular Volume Status as a Prognostic Marker in Chinese Peritoneal Dialysis Patients --- p.77 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.77 / Chapter 3.2 --- Patients and Methods --- p.78 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.81 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusion --- p.90 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 - --- Longitudinal Changes of Radiographic Parameters as the Prognostic Marker of Chinese Peritoneal Dialysis Patients --- p.91 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.91 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.95 / Chapter 4.4 --- Conclusions --- p.104 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 - --- "The Relation between Arterial Pulse Wave Velocity, Peritoneal Transport Characteristics, and Radiological Parameters of Intravascular Volume Status in Chinese peritoneal dialysis patients" --- p.105 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.105 / Chapter 5.2 --- Patients and Methods --- p.106 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.110 / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusions --- p.119 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 - --- DISCUSSION --- p.120 / Chapter 6.1 --- Methodology --- p.120 / Chapter 6.2 --- Results --- p.123 / Chapter 6.3 --- Further Directions of Research --- p.131 / Chapter 6.4 --- Conclusions --- p.132 / REFERENCE --- p.133 / PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO THIS WORK --- p.154 / Index Publication --- p.154 / Abstract --- p.154

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326933
Date January 2009
ContributorsGao, Ni., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 154, [6] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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