Lamiaa Said Ali Rabie

Evaluation of the vitamin D status in children with end stage renal disease on regular haemodialysis and its effect on some cardiovascular parameters / تقييم حالة فيتامين (د) فى الأطفال المصابين بمرض الفشل الكلوى النهائى وعلى الغسيل الدموى المنتظم وتأثيرة على بعض مؤشرات القلب والأوعية الدموية Lamiaa Said Ali Rabie ; Supervised Samar Mohamed Sabry , Wael Ahmed Attia , Dina Ahmed Mehaney - Cairo : Lamiaa Said Ali Rabie , 2014 - 251 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics

This study was done to evaluate vitamin D state in children with ESRD & on regular HD in relation to some cardiac effects. This Case-Control study that has included 51 children with ESRD on regular HD along with 33 healthy children showed that altered 25 OHD signaling has been implicated in the progression of LVH in CKD. The study also highlighted a significant interaction between 25OHD & hypertension in determining LVH



End stage renal disease (ESRD) Haemodialysis Vitamin D