Risks associated with continuation of potentially inappropriate antihypertensive medications in older adults receiving hemodialysis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: After dialysis initiation, older adults may experience orthostatic or post-dialysis hypotension. Some orthostasis-causing antihypertensives (i.e., central alpha agonists and alpha blockers), are considered potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for older adults becau...

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Published in:BMC Nephrol
Main Authors: Hall, Rasheeda K., Morton, Sarah, Wilson, Jonathan, Ephraim, Patti L., Boulware, L. Ebony, St. Peter, Wendy L., Colón-Emeric, Cathleen, Pendergast, Jane, Scialla, Julia J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8214789/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34147085
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02438-3
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