Key result
Successful kidney transplantation improved left ventricular function, increasing ejection fraction and stroke volume while decreasing left ventricular volumes and dimensions.
Why the study?
Does successful kidney transplantation improve left ventricular function in patients with end stage renal disease?
Observational (n=50)
No
Does successful kidney transplantation improve left ventricular function in patients with end stage renal disease?
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Successful kidney transplantation in patients with end-stage renal disease is associated with improved left ventricular function and reverse remodeling.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate left ventricular function by echocardiography before and after kidney transplantation (KT). METHODS: This analytical study included 50 patients that had successful KT in Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol, Iran from October 2005 to December 2007. The echocardiography study was performed by one cardiologist before and at least 3 months after KT. Data were analyzed by SPSS, and a p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 33.94 +/- 11.66 years, 66% were male and 56% less than 45 years old. The ejection fraction and stroke volume after KT increased, however, the left ventricular end diastolic volume, left ventricular end systolic volume, left ventricular end systolic dimension, and left ventricular end diastolic diameter decreased. CONCLUSION: In patients with end stage renal disease, successful kidney transplantation could improve the function of the left ventricle.
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Omran et al. (2009) conducted an observational in End stage renal disease (n=50). Kidney transplantation vs. Before kidney transplantation (baseline) was evaluated on Left ventricular function (ejection fraction, stroke volume, and ventricular dimensions). Successful kidney transplantation improved left ventricular function, increasing ejection fraction and stroke volume while decreasing left ventricular volumes and dimensions.
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