Renal Transplantation Reversed Intractable Hypotension in a Diabetic Patient
- Chiao-Yin Sun, MD and
- Mai-Szu Wu, MD
- From the Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
- Address correspondence to Mai-Szu Wu, MD, Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital 222, Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, Taiwan. E-mail: maxwu1{at}adm.cgmh.org.tw
A small fraction of hemodialysis patients have chronic hypotension (1). Autonomic dysfunction, a product of diabetes and uremia, may be the most important cause that contributes to hypotension in dialysis patients (1). Unfortunately, there is no specific or effective therapy for them.
A 59-year-old female with hypertension and type 2 diabetes for >16 years received hemodialysis treatment 6 years ago, due to diabetic nephropathy. Chronic hypotension (80–100/50–60 …
