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Long-term evolution of cardiomyopathy in dialysis patients

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Foley, Robert N., Parfrey, Patrick S., Kent, Gloria M., Harnett, John D., Murray, David C., Barre, Paul E.·1998·Kidney International

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Background Left ventricular enlargement is very common at the inception of dialysis therapy, and highly predictive of future cardiac morbidity and mortality. It is not known whether cardiac size increases further while on dialysis therapy and whether potentially reversible risk factors for later progression can be identified. METHODS; Baseline and yearly echocardiograms were performed in a prospective inception cohort of 433 dialysis patients. The mean patient follow-up was 41 months; 29 patients had four consecutive echocardiograms at yearly intervals.Results The patient subset with four echocardiograms was older (58 vs. 51 years, P = 0.02) and had a lower mass ventricular mass index (128 vs. 149 g/m2, P = 0.02) than the parent group. Using repeated measures analysis of variance, applied to those with four echocardiograms, there were progressive increases over time in posterior wall thickness (P = 0.015), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular mass index (P = 0.001), and cavity volume index (P = 0. 001). Mass-to-volume ratios did not change. The biggest changes in mass (18 g/m2 - 14%)and volume index (13 ml/m2 - 18%) occurred between baseline and year 1, although increases in both were seen after year 1. Hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis (41 g/m2, P = 0.008) and anemia (10 g/m2 per 1 g/dl drop in hemoglobin, P = 0.02) were associated with progressive left ventricular enlargement, but only within the first year of dialysis therapy. The left ventricular enlargement seen after year 1 was independent of anemia, blood pressure, serum albumin and mode of dialysis.Conclusions Progressive cardiac enlargement, particularly left ventricular dilation with compensatory hypertrophy, continues after starting dialysis therapy. Most of the additional cardiac enlargement seems to occur in the first year of dialysis therapy, suggesting that intervention beyond one year may be relatively ineffective.

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Authors
Foley, R. N., Parfrey, P. S., Kent, G. M., Harnett, J. D., Murray, D. C., & Barre, P. E.
Affiliations
Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
Corresponding author
Foley, Robert N.
Venue
Kidney International
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1998-11
Volume
54
Issue
5
Pages
1720-1725
ISSN
0085-2538 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2130476101
Cited by
226
References
39
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FWCI
7.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Kidney International (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
Keywords
left ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular dilatation, dialysis patients, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, anemia, left ventricular mass index, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, cardiac remodeling, echocardiography
MeSH terms
Blood Pressure, Echocardiography, Renal Dialysis, Humans, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular

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