title: [Effects of erythropoietin on the cardiovascular system and the intradialytic hemodynamic behavior].
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate, before and after hemodialysis (HD), the effects of partial correction of anemia with erythropoietin on: cardiac index (CI), stroke index (SI), heart rate (HR), ventricular ejection index (EVI), mean arterial pressure (PAM) and systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI). Cardiac parameters were gathered by means of transthoracic bioimpedance (BoMed). Twelve patients (6 M, 6 F) aged 50.6 +/- 5 years, on HD for 92.8 +/- 15.9 months, were studied twice (basal, end of follow-up). Before rHuEPO therapy, 6 patients had a "pathologic" cardiac response to HD (defined as an increase of CI despite the reduction of pre-load). After rHuEPO, 5 out of 6 patients with a "pathologic" response reverted to a "normal" response, and 1 hypertensive patient from a "normal" to a "pathologic" response. The EVI, CI and SI of patients with "pathological" response significantly improved after rHuEPO as compared with pre rHuEPO values (EVI 1.36 +/- 0.14 vs 1.07 +/- 0.08, p = 0.023; CI 3.18 +/- 0.24 vs 1.78 +/- 0.27, p less than 0.01; SI 43 +/- 3.7 vs 24 +/- 3.8, p less than 0.01). In conclusion, partial correction of anemia with rHuEPO induces an improvement of myocardial performance, without significant hemodynamic adverse effects. Our results suggest also that anemia could play a significant role in the pathogenesis of myocardial disfunction in HD patients.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Nefro-Urologia, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Quarello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martina
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beltrame
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boero
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forneris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borca
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Iadarola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stramignoni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maffei
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piccoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin
vernacular_title: Effetti dell'eritropoietina sul sistema cardiovascolare e sul comportamento emodinamico intradialitico.