Key result
A single haemodialysis session significantly decreased transmitral E and A velocities, E/A ratio, and septal and lateral Em and Am velocities (p<0.001), while the Em/Am ratio remained unchanged.
Why the study?
Does a single haemodialysis session alter tissue Doppler echocardiography parameters in patients with end-stage renal disease?
Cross-Sectional (n=58)
Does a single haemodialysis session alter tissue Doppler echocardiography parameters in patients with end-stage renal disease?
p-value: p=<0.001
The Em/Am ratio remains unchanged after hemodialysis, indicating it is a relatively load-independent measure of diastolic function in ESRD patients.
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Em/Am ratio unchanged by haemodialysis; supports load-independence in ESRD but leaves open clinical utility pending prospective validation.
Sağ et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in End-stage renal disease (ESRD) (n=58). Acute haemodialysis vs. Before haemodialysis was evaluated on Altered left-ventricular diastolic filling parameters (transmitral E and A velocities, E/A ratio) (p=<0.001). A single haemodialysis session significantly decreased transmitral E and A velocities, E/A ratio, and septal and lateral Em and Am velocities (p<0.001), while the Em/Am ratio remained unchanged.
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