Predictors of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Their Cutoffs in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

38 stable patients on maintenance peritoneal dialysis (PD) ≥ 24 months, mean age 58.2, 52.6% male (20/38), based in Israel. Key exclusions: age <18 years, pregnancy, psychiatric disorders, 'low' and 'high' transporters, ultrafiltration failure, active coronary artery disease, heart failure (NYHA class III or IV), any evidence of infection in the past 3 months, immunosuppressive therapy, liver cirrhosis, malignancy, pacemakers, defibrillators, artificial joints, and pins or amputations.

Presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) assessed by calculating the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) using the Devereux formulasurrogate