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- Title
Changes of Left Ventricular Mass Index Among End-Stage Renal Disease Patients After Renal Transplantation.
- Authors
Namazi, Mohammad Hassan; Parsa, Saeid Alipour; Hosseini, Banafshe; Saadat, Habibollah; Safi, Morteza; Motamedi, Mohammad Reza; Vakili, Hossein
- Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine left ventricular (LV) mass index via echocardiography in end-stage renal disease patients before and after renal transplantation, and its association with one-year survival. Materials and Methods: Forty-seven patients with end-stage renal disease who were candidate for renal transplantation were evaluated with echocardiography before and 4 months after the operation. Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF), LV mass, and LV mass index were determined. All of the patients were followed up for 1 year. Results: Mean LVEF was 51.6% which increased to 53.7% after renal transplantation (P = .001). Mean LV mass was 209 grams before the operation which decreased to 189 grams after the operation (P = .001). Mean LV mass index before operation was 120 gr/m2 which decreased to 110 gr/m2 following operation (P = .002). All of the patients survived during 1-year follow-up, and no death was reported. Conclusion: Renal transplantation had beneficial effects in terms of LV function in young patients with ESRD.
- Subjects
LEFT heart ventricle; CHRONIC kidney failure; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; KIDNEY transplantation; PATIENTS; CLINICAL trials; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Urology Journal, 2010, Vol 7, Issue 2, p105
- ISSN
1735-1308
- Publication type
Article