Introduction
nausea, ESKD, intradialytic hypotension, cramps, dizziness, headache, hypovolemia, IDH
COMPLICATION OF HEMODIALYSIS, INTRADIALYTIC HYPOTENSION, END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE, PATHOGENESIS
Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) have a decreased life expectancy and increased mortality risk [Intradialytic hypotension (IDH), a common clinical complication of hemodialysis, is defined as a decrease in systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 20 mmHg or more, and it is usually accompanied by symptoms such as cramps, dizziness, headache, and nausea [The pathogenesis of intradialytic hypotension has been attributed to the inappropriately rapid reduction of plasma volume during hemodialysis and the inadequate mechanisms to respond to hypovolemia in patients on MHD [In this study, we tested the hypothesis that blocking the B