Key result
In 31 patients, successful kidney transplantation significantly reduced left ventricular hypertrophy and improved longitudinal left ventricular function over a median follow-up of 19 months.
Why the study?
Does kidney transplantation improve cardiac structure and function in patients with chronic kidney disease?
Population
31 kidney transplantation recipients (11 female) with chronic kidney disease
Comparison
Kidney transplantation (KTX) vs Baseline (before kidney transplantation)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 19 months
Authors
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STE may detect early post-KTX cardiac recovery; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Cohort (n=31)
Does kidney transplantation improve cardiac structure and function in patients with chronic kidney disease?
Successful kidney transplantation reverses left ventricular hypertrophy and improves longitudinal left ventricular function as assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography.
Hewing et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Chronic kidney disease (n=31). Kidney transplantation vs. Pre-transplantation baseline was evaluated on Changes in left ventricular structure and function. In 31 patients, successful kidney transplantation significantly reduced left ventricular hypertrophy and improved longitudinal left ventricular function over a median follow-up of 19 months.
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