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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326933 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Contributors | Gao, Ni., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 154, [6] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use 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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