title: Left ventricular function before and after kidney transplantation.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In patients with end stage renal disease, successful kidney transplantation could improve the function of the left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. tomran40@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammad T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Omran
authors.forename: Somayeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khakpour
authors.forename: Farshid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliaie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left