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Table 1 The echocardiographic parameters measured during the study

From: Hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration differently modulate left ventricular diastolic function

 

HD

HDF

 

Before treatment

After treatment

Before treatment

After treatment

E (cm/s)

103.4 ± 26.5

77.9 ± 22.6*

106 ± 26.5

72 ± 22*

A (cm/s)

92.2 ± 29.7

90.2 ± 26.2

95 ± 31

91.6 ± 22.8

Ea (cm/s)

8.6 ± 2.15

8.5 ± 1.95

12.4 ± 13.2

9.1 ± 2.25

E/A

1.37 ± 1.27

0.97 ± 0.63

1.2 ± 0.46

0.83 ± 0.34*

E/Ea

12.6 ± 3.55

9.88 ± 4.6*

11,65 ± 4.5

8,43 ± 4.46*

LA (mm)

45.4 ± 6.5

43.4 ± 6

45.1 ± 5,25

40.8 ± 5.8*

EF (%)

56.6 ± 9.2

56 ± 7.7

56,5 ± 8.7

54.6 ± 6.8

LVMI

203 ± 68.6

185 ± 63.7

180 ± 62.2

177.4 ± 64.7

LVESD (mm)

32.1 ± 7.2

31.6 ± 7.3

30.7 ± 5.55

30.6 ± 5.4

LVEDD (mm)

48.9 ± 7.8

47.5 ± 7.8

46.7 ± 6.6

45.8 ± 6.9

VCI (mm)

18.7 ± 2.8

16.2 ± 2.6*

19.7 ± 3

15.1 ± 2.8*

  1. E and E/Ea decreased in both renal replacement modalities (p < 0.001), but E/A ratio’s significant decrease was observed only during hemodiafiltration.
  2. HD: hemodialysis, HDF: hemodiafiltration, LA: left atrial cross diameter, EF: left ventricular ejection fraction, LVMI: left ventricular mass index, LVESD: left ventricular end systolic diameter, LVEDD: left ventricular end diastolic diameter, VCI: inferior vena cava diameter (*p < 0.05).