title: Predictive factors associated with left ventricular hypertrophy at baseline and in the follow-up period in non-diabetic hemodialysis patients.
abstract: Hemodialysis (HD) patients frequently have an elevated left ventricular mass index (LVMI). Currently, left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and dysfunction are considered to be the strongest predictors of cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. The objectives of the present study are to investigate the factors associated with elevated LVMI and to discuss therapeutic implications for the treatment strategy for pre-dialysis and HD patients. The correlation among biochemical values, physical specimens, and LVMI using echocardiography was prospectively analyzed in 30 non-diabetic HD patients in the Juntendo University Hospital. Measurement of these parameters was performed at 0, 12, and 24 months after initiation of HD. Systolic blood pressure (SP), human atrial natriuretic peptide (hANP), and hemoglobin (Hb) levels were significantly correlated with LVMI. SBP, residual glomerular filtration rate (rGFR), and serum albumin levels were identified as independent risk factors for LVMI in multivariate regression analysis at initiation of HD. SBP, hANP, and Hb levels were identified as independent risk factors for LVMI in multivariate regression analysis after 24 months. SBP, rGFR, and serum albumin levels were predictive factors for LVMI at initiation of HD. SBP, hANP, and Hb levels were also predictive factors for LVMI after initiation of HD.
authors: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Hiroaki
authors: H
authors: Io
authors: Mayumi
authors: M
authors: Matsumoto
authors: Kozue
authors: K
authors: Okumura
authors: Michiko
authors: M
authors: Sato
authors: Atsumi
authors: A
authors: Masuda
authors: Masako
authors: M
authors: Furukawa
authors: Nao
authors: N
authors: Nohara
authors: Mitsuo
authors: M
authors: Tanimoto
authors: Fumiko
authors: F
authors: Kodama
authors: Shinji
authors: S
authors: Hagiwara
authors: Tomohito
authors: T
authors: Gohda
authors: Yoshio
authors: Y
authors: Shimizu
authors: Yasuhiko
authors: Y
authors: Tomino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013599:Systole; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor