Iatrogenic Hypothermia during Hemodialysis Can Induce Serious Cardiac Arrhythmias in Diabetic Patient

Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Cardiac arrhythmias are prevalent in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), however, dialysis treatment per se can be considered as an arrhythmogenic stimulus. Uremic patients are charac...

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Published in:Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation 2021-07, Vol.32 (4), p.1146-1151
Main Authors: Sakr, Mohammed, Alhwiesh, Abdullah, Alharbi, Ali, Mousa, Dujanah, Altaher, Badawi, Osman, Khaled, Aypi, Kenneth, Alhwiesh, Amani
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiovascular disease
Care and treatment
Chronic kidney failure
Clopidogrel
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic retinopathy
Diabetics
Health aspects
Heart
Heart diseases
Hemodialysis
Humans
Hypothermia
Hypothermia - complications
Iatrogenesis
Iatrogenic Disease
Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic - diagnosis
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Medical errors
Middle Aged
Patients
Renal Dialysis - adverse effects
Sevelamer carbonate
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Summary:Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Cardiac arrhythmias are prevalent in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), however, dialysis treatment per se can be considered as an arrhythmogenic stimulus. Uremic patients are characterized by a "pro-arrhythmic substrate" because of the high prevalence of ischemic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, and autonomic neuropathy. The incidence of hypothermia in HD patient is unknown. The severity of hypothermia correlated to cardiac arrhythmias. Here, we report a 50-year-old Saudi lady known case of long-standing diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy, ESRD on HD, coronary artery disease developed transient third-degree heart block secondary to iatrogenic hypothermia during HD session, which was completely resolved after adjusting temperature of dialysis machine. To the best of our knowledge, the association of third-degree atrioventricular block and hypothermia induced by HD session has not been previously reported.
ISSN:1319-2442
2320-3838
DOI:10.4103/1319-2442.338289