Table 2 Echocardiographic and laboratorial data in groups of hemodialysis patients with and without pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension (n=23) | No pulmonary Hypertension (n=52) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
LVIDD (mm) | 48.6±5.86 | 49.0±6.57 | 0.810 |
PWT (mm) | 12.5±1.72 | 11.5±1.76 | 0.016 |
IVST (mm) | 13.0±1.74 | 11.9±2.26 | 0.042 |
LVRWT | 0.53±0.109 | 0.49±0.111 | 0.087 |
LVM (g) | 309±75.5 | 277±78.8 | 0.101 |
LVMI (g/m2.7) | 81.7±23.51 | 78.4±23.10 | 0.575 |
LA (mm) | 46.2±4.29 | 41.9±5.68 | 0.002 |
AO (mm) | 34.1±4.59 | 32.5±3.47 | 0.102 |
LA/AO | 1.4±0.21 | 1.3±0.20 | 0.140 |
E cm/s | 81.1±28.57 | 65.7±28.53 | 0.042 |
A cm/s | 87.3±23.88 | 81.0±18.71 | 0.256 |
E/A | 0.79(0.70-0.94) | 0.74(0.55-0.94) | 0.224 |
PTH (pg/ml) | 241(117-491) | 257(128-481) | 0.726 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 10.7±3.16 | 10.9±3.07 | 0.811 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.6±0.36 | 3.8±0.41 | 0.082 |
Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.1±0.80 | 9.0±0.72 | 0.756 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 4.6±1.74 | 5.3±1.57 | 0.134 |
Ca x P | 42.5±16.94 | 47.3±14.33 | 0.204 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 0.8 (0.20-1.27) | 0.5 (0.10-1.20) | 0.633 |
Ht (%) | 33.6±5.54 | 33.2±4.31 | 0.707 |