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Abstract Background and Aims Hypertension and arterial stiffness are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of sodium concentration in the dialysate on 72h ambulatory blood pressure and arterial stiffness, as well as its effect on body weight. Method The study involved adult patients on thrice weekly maintenance hemodialysis program. All patients initially underwent six sessions with dialysate sodium concentration of 137 meq/l, subsequently another six sessions with dialysate sodium concentration of 139 meq/l and finally six sessions with dialysate sodium concentration of 141 meq/l. At the start of the sixth hemodialysis session at each different sodium dialysate concentration, the Mobil-o-graph device was placed for 72h in order to cover the 3-day interdialytic interval. The parameters evaluated by the Mobil-o-graph device were peripheral and central systolic (pSBP and cSBP) and diastolic (pDBP and cDBP) blood pressure and pulse wave velocity (PWV). All patients were screened for hydration status with lung ultrasound before entering the study and body weight was actively monitored before each session. Results Overall, 29 patients with a mean age of 57.9±14.9 years were included in this prospective interventional study. Body weight did not change significantly between the 3 dialysate concentrations. There was a significant increase of 6 mmHg in the mean pSBP with the change in sodium concentration from 137 to 139 and to 141 meq/l (from 122.7 to 125,6 and to 128.3 mmHg respectively, p = 0.032). Mean cSBP was also significantly increased by 5 mmHg (from 110.3 to 112.6 and to 115.1 mmHg respectively, p = 0.02). Peripheral and central DBP did not change significantly (from 71.4 to 73.2 and to 74.1 mmHg, p = ns and from 73.9 to 74.8 and to 75.3 mmHg, p = ns, respectively), as well as PWV (from 8.4 to 8.2 cm/sec, p = ns). Conclusion The increasing sodium concentration in the dialysate causes a significant increase in systolic blood pressure and body weight, without a change in PWV.
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