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Observational Study
Echocardiographic Indices in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and Their Association with Hemodialysis-to-Hemodiafiltration Transfer: A Prospective Observational Study.
- Josipa Domjanović Matetić, Darija Baković Kramarić, Tea Domjanović Škopinić, Ivo Jeličić, Dijana Borić Škaro, Joško Božić, and Andrija Matetic.
- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
- Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Sep 20; 60 (9).
AbstractBackground and Objectives: The assessment of cardiac function in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is vital due to their high cardiovascular risk. However, contemporary echocardiographic indices and their association with hemodialysis-to-hemodiafiltration transfer are underreported in this population. Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study enrolled 36 ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis-to-hemodiafiltration transfer, with baseline and 3-month post-transfer comprehensive echocardiographic assessments. The key parameters included the global work index, global constructed work, global wasted work (GWW), global work efficiency (GWE), and global longitudinal strain (GLS), with secondary measures from conventional echocardiography. The baseline measures were compared to general population reference values and changes pre- to post-transfer were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Patients exhibited significant deviations from reference ranges in GWW (179.0 vs. 53.0-122.2 mmHg%), GWE (90.0 vs. 53.0-122.2%), and GLS (-16.0 vs. -24.0-(-16.0)%). Post-transfer left ventricular myocardial work and longitudinal strain remained unchanged (p > 0.05), except for increased GWW (179.0, IQR 148.0-217.0 to 233.5, IQR 159.0-315.0 mmHg%, p = 0.037) and improved mid-inferior peak systolic longitudinal strain ((-17.0, IQR -19.0-(-11.0) to -18.7, IQR -20.0-(-18.0)%, p = 0.016). The enrolled patients also showed higher left atrial diameters, left ventricular volumes, and mass, with impaired systolic function in both ventricles compared to reference values. Conclusions: This study highlights baseline impairments in contemporary echocardiographic measures (GWW, GWE, GLS) in ESRD patients versus reference values, but found no association between hemodialysis-to-hemodiafiltration transfer and most myocardial work and strain parameters.
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