Patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis

Patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis

Dialysis in patients with kidney disease is associated with cognitive decline. The reasons for this are multifactorial but in haemodialysis (HD) patients it is postulated that paradoxical embolisation of material from the extracorporeal circuit may occur across a right-to-left shunt, such as a paten...

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Main Author: George, Sudhakar S.
Published: University of Brighton 2013
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A000 Medicine
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-6190252018-10-16T03:23:51ZPatent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysisGeorge, Sudhakar S.2013Dialysis in patients with kidney disease is associated with cognitive decline. The reasons for this are multifactorial but in haemodialysis (HD) patients it is postulated that paradoxical embolisation of material from the extracorporeal circuit may occur across a right-to-left shunt, such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO), and cause cerebral damage. We aimed to identify the prevalence of PFO in dialysis patients and to assess for evidence of cerebral microembolisation during HD and continuous veno-venous haemofiltration (CVVH). We also wished to correlate the presence of PFO with rates of cognitive decline.610A000 MedicineUniversity of Brightonhttps://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.619025https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/8e5f2d76-d786-4e2e-ab8b-336dcd52afd2Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis
description Dialysis in patients with kidney disease is associated with cognitive decline. The reasons for this are multifactorial but in haemodialysis (HD) patients it is postulated that paradoxical embolisation of material from the extracorporeal circuit may occur across a right-to-left shunt, such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO), and cause cerebral damage. We aimed to identify the prevalence of PFO in dialysis patients and to assess for evidence of cerebral microembolisation during HD and continuous veno-venous haemofiltration (CVVH). We also wished to correlate the presence of PFO with rates of cognitive decline.
author George, Sudhakar S.
author_facet George, Sudhakar S.
author_sort George, Sudhakar S.
title Patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis
title_short Patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis
title_full Patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis
title_fullStr Patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis
title_full_unstemmed Patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis
title_sort patent foramen ovale, cerebral microembolisation and cognitive function in dialysis
publisher University of Brighton
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