scholarly journals The effect of intensive hemodialysis on pulmonary arterial pressure and left ventricular systolic function in patients with end-stage renal disease; a prospective clinical trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e22-e22
Author(s):  
Nehzat Akiash ◽  
Shahla Ahmadi Halili ◽  
Forough Darabi ◽  
Maryam Moradi

Introduction: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) requires hemodialysis or kidney transplantation for the patients to survive. Objectives: The present study was conducted to examine whether intensive hemodialysis and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration correction can improve left ventricular (LV) function and pulmonary arterial hypertension in ESRD patients? Patients and Methods: This prospective clinical trial was designed to examine patients referring to public hospitals in Ahvaz, Iran, in 2016-2017. All the patients treated with intensive hemodialysis for two months were included in the study. The Hb concentration was corrected by the subcutaneous injection of erythropoietin at the dose of 50-150 IU/kg three times per week. Results: Thirty-one ESRD patients with high pulmonary arterial pressure participated in this study. After the intervention, blood Hb levels increased significantly in the ESRD patients from 9.20±1.39 g/dL to 10.96±1.01 g/dL (P<0.0001). Pulmonary arterial pressure decreased significantly from 53.52±10.63 mmHg to 43.32±10.92 mm Hg (P<0.0001). Left ventricular ejection fraction increased significantly based on the visual assessment and Simpson’s method (2D echocardiography) from 41.06±10.76 to 43.00±11.28 and 46.26±13.72 to 48.36±13.90, respectively (P<0.0001). Absolute value of two dimensional global longitudinal strain (GLS) increased significantly from 13.99±5.05 to 15.14±5.32 (P<0.0001) after the intervention. Conclusion: Intensive hemodialysis for two months resulted in a significant increase in Hb concentrations, improved the LV systolic function and decreased pulmonary hypertension in ESRD patients. Trial registration: The trial protocol was approved in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (identifier: IRCT20180212038705N1, https://www.irct.ir/trial/29593; Ethic code: IR.AJUMS. REC.1396.911).

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaohua Chen ◽  
Kaixiang Sheng ◽  
Ying Shen ◽  
Hua Jiang ◽  
Xin Lei ◽  
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Abstract Background Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common complication in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, and parathyroidectomy (PTX) is an effective treatment intervention of SHPT. However, the curative impact of PTX on left ventricular function still remains incompletely understood. To evaluate the impact of parathyroidectomy on left ventricular function in ESRD patients, we conducted this retrospective study. Methods Between Oct 1, 2010 and Oct 1, 2016, ESRD patients presented with SHPT who underwent parathyroidectomy were enrolled. We retrospectively collected the ultrasonic cardiogram parameter pre- and 1-year post-PTX, and analyzed the influence factor for the overturn of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and the improvement of ejection fraction% (EF%). Results In all the patients (135), the main ultrasonic cardiogram parameter dramatically improved after PTX. Compared with pre-PTX, the left ventricular mass (LVM) (172.82 (135.90, 212.91) g vs. 192.76 (157.56, 237.97) g, p<0.001) and the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) (107.01 (86.79, 128.42) g/m2 vs. 123.54 (105.49, 146.64) g/m2, p<0.001) significantly declined after 1 year of the PTX. Further, 43.75% patients diagnosed with LVH before the PTX have recovered from LVH. In the subgroup analysis of 35 patients with EF% ≤ 60% pre-PTX, EF% and fractional shortening% (FS%) significantly improved after 1 year of the PTX compared with pre-PTX (EF%: 64.90 ± 7.90% vs. 55.71 ± 4.78%, p<0.001; FS% 35.48 ± 6.34% vs. 29.54 ± 2.88%, p<0.001), and 82.86% patients underwent an improvement of left ventricular systolic function post 1year of the PTX. Conclusions tPTX+AT is an effective curative intervention of secondary hyperparathyroidism and can significantly overturn the LVH and increase the left ventricular systolic function.


2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (1) ◽  
pp. H392-H400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maartje De Vroomen ◽  
Paul Steendijk ◽  
Robbert H. Lopes Cardozo ◽  
Hens H. A. Brouwers ◽  
Frank Van Bel ◽  
...  

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) causes pulmonary hypertension. It is often suggested that this increased afterload for the right ventricle (RV) might lead to cardiac dysfunction. To examine this, we studied biventricular function in an experimental model. RDS was induced by lung lavages in seven newborn lambs. Five additional lambs served as controls. Cardiac function was quantified by indexes derived from end-systolic pressure-volume relations obtained by pressure-conductance catheters. After lung lavages, a twofold increase of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (from 15 to 34 mmHg) was obtained and lasted for the full 4-h study period. Stroke volume was maintained (5.2 ± 0.6 ml at baseline and 6.1 ± 1.4 ml at 4 h of RDS), while RV end-diastolic volume showed only a slight increase (from 6.5 ± 2.3 ml at baseline to 7.7 ± 1.3 ml at 4 h RDS). RV systolic function improved significantly, as indicated by a leftward shift and increased slope of the end-systolic pressure-volume relation. Left ventricular systolic function showed no changes. In control animals, pulmonary arterial pressure did not increase and right and left ventricular systolic function remained unaffected. In the face of increased RV afterload, the newborn heart is able to maintain cardiac output, primarily by improving systolic RV function through homeometric autoregulation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Borodulina ◽  
Alexander M Shutov

Abstract Background and Aims An important predictor of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in hemodialysis patients is left ventricular hypertrophy. Also, pulmonary hypertension is a risk factor for mortality and cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study was to investigate cardiac remodeling and the dynamics of pulmonary arterial pressure during a year-long hemodialysis treatment and to evaluate relationship between pulmonary arterial pressure and blood flow in arteriovenous fistula. Method Hemodialysis patients (n=88; 42 males, 46 females, mean age was 51.7±13.0 years) were studied. Echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography were performed in the beginning of hemodialysis treatment and after a year. Echocardiographic evaluation was carried out on the day after dialysis. Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was calculated. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was measured by the echocardiographic Simpson method. Arteriovenous fistula flow was determined by Doppler echocardiography. Pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed according to criteria of Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology. Results Pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed in 47 (53.4%) patients. Left ventricular hypertrophy was revealed in 71 (80.7%) patients. Only 2 (2.3%) patients had LVEF&lt;50%. At the beginning of hemodialysis correlation was detected between systolic pulmonary arterial pressure and LVMI (r=0.52; P&lt;0.001). Systolic pulmonary arterial pressure negatively correlated with left ventricular ejection fraction (r=-0.20; P=0.04). After a year of hemodialysis treatment LVMI decreased from 140.49±42.95 to 123.25±39.27 g/m2 (р=0.006) mainly due to a decrease in left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (from 50.23±6.48 to 45.13±5.24 mm, p=0.04) and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure decreased from 44.83±14.53 to 39.14±10.29 mmHg (р=0.002). Correlation wasn’t found between systolic pulmonary arterial pressure and arteriovenous fistula flow (r=0.17; p=0.4). Conclusion Pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed in half of patients at the beginning of hemodialysis treatment. Pulmonary hypertension in hemodialysis patients was associated with left ventricular hypertrophy, systolic left ventricular dysfunction. After a year-long hemodialysis treatment, a regress in left ventricular hypertrophy and a partial decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure were observed. There wasn’t correlation between arteriovenous fistula flow and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru Inami ◽  
Owen D. Lyons ◽  
Elisa Perger ◽  
Azadeh Yadollahi ◽  
John S. Floras ◽  
...  

Rationale: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have high annual mortality mainly due to cardiovascular causes. The acute effects of obstructive and central sleep apnea on cardiac function in ESRD patients have not been determined. We therefore tested, in patients with ESRD, the hypotheses that (1) sleep apnea induces deterioration in cardiac function overnight and (2) attenuation of sleep apnea severity by ultrafiltration (UF) attenuates this deterioration. Methods: At baseline, ESRD patients, on conventional hemodialysis, with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >45% had polysomnography (PSG) performed on a non-dialysis day to determine the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Echocardiography was performed at the bedside, before and after sleep. Isovolumetric contraction time divided by left ventricular ejection time (IVCT/ET) and isovolumetric relaxation time divided by ET (IVRT/ET) were measured by tissue doppler imaging. The myocardial performance index (MPI), a composite of systolic and diastolic function was also calculated. One week later, subjects with sleep apnea (AHI ≥15) had fluid removed by UF, followed by repeat PSG and echocardiography. ­Results: Fifteen subjects had baseline measurements, of which 7 had an AHI <15 (no–sleep-apnea group) and 8 had an AHI ≥15 (sleep-apnea group). At baseline, there was no overnight change in the LVEF in either the no-sleep-apnea group or the sleep-apnea group. In the no-sleep-apnea group, there was also no overnight change in MPI, IVCT/ET and IVRT/ET. However, in the sleep-apnea group there were overnight increases in MPI, IVCT/ET and IVRT/ET (p = 0.008, 0.007 and 0.031, respectively), indicating deterioration in systolic and diastolic function. Following fluid removal by UF in the sleep-apnea group, the AHI decreased by 48.7% (p = 0.012) and overnight increases in MPI, IVCT/ET and IVRT/ET observed at baseline were abolished. Conclusions: In ESRD, cardiac function deteriorates overnight in those with sleep apnea, but not in those without sleep apnea. This overnight deterioration in the sleep-apnea group may be at least partially due to sleep apnea, since attenuation of sleep apnea by UF was accompanied by elimination of this deleterious overnight effect.


2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
Kumar Roka ◽  
Pratibha Bista Roka

Introduction: End stage renal disease presents with multiple clinical and systemic manifestations. The aim of the present study was to identify the early cardiac and other morbidities in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who were under maintenance hemodialysis.Methods: This was an observational, prospective study conducted in fifty established ESRD patients of 20 to 74 years under maintenance hemodialysis in Nephrology unit of Shree Birendra Hospital. Clinical examination, laboratory parameters, electrocardiogram and echocardiography findings were used to identify the morbidities. Results: Among all patients enrolled in the study 88.7% had anemia, 64.2 % systolic murmurs, 62.26 % pedal edema, 73.6 % fatiguability, 71.7 % angina, 24.4 % palpitations and 13.2 % had breathlessness on exertion.  62.26% of the patients had hypertension and 13.20 % had diabetes. In the electrocardiogram, prolonged QTc was observed in 10.4%, followed by T wave inversion in 9.4 % and finally low voltage complex comprised 7.6 %. The echocardiogram showed left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in 58.5 %, left ventricular hypertrophy (overall type) 49 % and valvular lesion like mitral regurgitation and tricuspid regurgitation 83 % and 58.5 % respectively. Conclusion: Cardiac co-morbidities are common in patients diagnosed with ESRD on maintenance hemodialysis.


1985 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 1019-1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Maron

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the intracisternal administration of veratrine as a model of neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) in the alpha-chloralose-anesthetized dog. Veratrine (40–60 micrograms/kg) was injected into the cisterna magna of 17 animals, and systemic arterial, pulmonary arterial, and left ventricular end-diastolic (LVEDP) pressures were followed for 1 h. Eleven animals developed alveolar edema. In these animals, systemic arterial pressure increased to 273 +/- 9 (SE) Torr, pulmonary arterial pressure to 74.5 +/- 4.9 Torr, and LVEDP to 42.8 +/- 4.5 Torr, and large amounts of pink frothy fluid, with protein concentrations ranging from 48 to 93% of plasma, appeared in the airways. Postmortem extravascular lung water content (Qwl/dQl) averaged 7.30 +/- 0.46 g H2O/g dry lung wt. Six animals escaped developing this massive degree of edema after veratrine (Qwl/dQl = 4.45 +/- 0.24). These animals exhibited similar elevated systemic arterial pressures (268 +/- 15 Torr), but did not develop the degree of pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary arterial pressure = 52.5 +/- 6.7 Torr, LVEDP = 24.8 +/- 4.0 Torr) observed in the other group. These results suggest that both hemodynamic and permeability mechanisms may play a role in the development of this form of edema and that veratrine administration may provide a useful model of NPE.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wailesy Adam ◽  
Tumaini Nagu ◽  
Reuben Mutagaywa ◽  
Onesmo Kisanga

Abstract BackgroundArrhythmias are responsible for almost 2 out of 3 cardiac deaths among patients on hemodialysis. We report the prevalence and risk factors for clinically significant arrhythmias among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance dialysis at a tertiary dialysis facility in Tanzania. MethodsCross-sectional study, involving consenting adults with ESRD was conducted September 2019 to February 2020. Arrhythmias were assessed using standard 5-leads Holter electrocardiography placed 15 minutes before dialysis and connected throughout dialysis. Clinically Significant Arrhythmias (CSA) was defined as ectopic beats in excess of 10 per hour or any of the ventricular tachycardia or Pause lasting for at least 2.5 seconds or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia or atrial flutter or atrial fibrillation. ResultsA total of 71 (44.4%) participants had CSA. Factors associated with increased risk for CSA were: age older than 60 years (OR 34; 95% CI: 5.15-236; P< 0.001), intradialytic blood pressure change of ≥ 10mmHg (OR 3.85; 95% CI: 1.27-11.7; P=0.017) and the presence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (OR 5.84; 95% CI: 1.85-18.4; P< 0.01). On the contrary, three dialysis sessions per week (OR 0.14; 95% CI: 0.03-0.67; P=0.013) and use of beta-blockers (OR 0.18; 95% CI: 0.05-0.68; P=0.011) were significantly associated with a decreased risk of CSA. ConclusionClinically significant arrhythmias are not uncommon in ESRD patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis. We recommend increasing vigilance for CSA among older patients (>60 years) as well as those with left ventricular hypertrophy. Beta blockers among hypertensive ESRD patients with ventricular hypertrophy could be helpful.


1964 ◽  
Vol 207 (6) ◽  
pp. 1319-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiro Nakano ◽  
Christian De Schryver

The effects of arteriovenous fistulas of different magnitudes on cardiovascular dynamics were studied in anesthetized dogs. It was found that A-V fistula decreases mean systemic arterial pressure, effective systemic blood flow, total and pulmonary peripheral resistances, whereas it increases heart rate, total cardiac output, stroke volume, left atrial pressure, pulmonary arterial pressure, and systemic peripheral resistance. The magnitude of the above hemodynamic changes was essentially proportional to the size of the fistula. At equivalent increments in total cardiac output produced by A-V fistula and blood transfusion, the former condition causes a greater increase in pulmonary arterial pressure than the latter, although both conditions decrease the pulmonary peripheral resistance by the same degree. It was also found that, at equivalent left atrial pressures, left ventricular stroke work with A-V fistula was greater than that with blood transfusion.


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