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- Title
Improved Left Ventricular Structure and Function After Successful Kidney Transplantation.
- Authors
Hewing, Bernd; Dehn, anna Maria; Staeck, Oliver; Knebel, Fabian; Spethmann, Sebastian; Stangl, Karl; Baumann, Gert; Dreger, Henryk; Budde, Klemens; Halleck, Fabian
- Abstract
Background/Aims: Cardiac changes observed in chronic kidney disease patients are of multifactorial origin including chronic uremia, hemodynamics or inflammation. Restoration of renal function by kidney transplantation (KTX) may reverse cardiac changes. Novel echocardiographic methods such as speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) allow early and sensitive detection of subtle changes of cardiac parameters. We evaluated changes of cardiac structure and function after KTX by advanced echocardiographic modalities. Methods: Thirtyone KTX recipients (female n=11) were evaluated by medical examination, laboratory testing and echocardiography before and after KTX (median follow-up 19 months). Left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) diameters and function were assessed by echocardiographic standard parameters. Longitudinal 2D strain of the LV (GLPS) and left atrium (LA) was determined by 2D STE. Results: After KTX, median serum creatinine level was 1.3 mg/dl (IQR, 1.2-1.5). Systolic blood pressure decreased significantly after KTX. Echocardiography showed a significant reduction in LV end-diastolic septal and posterior wall thickness and LV mass index after KTX, which was accompanied by an improvement of GLPS. There were no relevant changes in parameters of LA (reservoir, conduit or contractile) function, LV diastolic or RV function after KTX. Conclusion: LV hypertrophy reversed after successful KTX and was accompanied by an improvement in longitudinal LV function as assessed by STE. Diastolic function and STE-derived LA function parameters did not change significantly after KTX.
- Subjects
KIDNEY transplantation; CHRONIC kidney failure; UREMIA; LEFT ventricular hypertrophy; HEMODYNAMICS; CHRONIC diseases; PATIENTS
- Publication
Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2016, Vol 41, Issue 5, p701
- ISSN
1420-4096
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000450559