title: Hemodynamics of patients with renal failure treated with recombinant human erythropoietin.
abstract: Hemodynamics were evaluated in 8 patients with uncomplicated renal failure on regular dialysis before and after partial correction of anemia by treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin (r-huEPO). Under r-huEPO treatment, mean (+/- SD) hemoglobin increased from 7.51 (0.60) to 10.27 (0.92) g/dl. Mean blood pressure, body weight, total blood volume and extracellular fluid compartment remained unchanged. Cardiac output as measured with a radionuclide method increased significantly from 4622 (1069) to 5393 (1285) units (p less than 0.02) and peripheral resistance decreased from 22 (4) to 19 (3) units (p less than 0.02). 6-keto-1-alpha-prostaglandin decreased from 96.9 (54.4) to 61.6 (18.0) pg/ml (p less than 0.05) but plasma renin activity, noradrenalin and atrial natriuretic peptide remained unchanged comparing pre- and post-treatment levels. This observation suggests that an increase of red blood cell mass can improve heart function in patients undergoing regular dialysis treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Academic Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verbeelen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bossuyt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smitz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dratwa
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jonckheer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011875:Radionuclide Angiography; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin