Effects of Residual Renal Function on Left Ventricle and Analysis of Related Factors in Patients with Hemodialysis

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Table 1.  Clinical characteristics of the patients.

	Group RRF+ (27)	Group RRF− (32)	p
Clinical parameters
Age (years)	49.46 ± 5.84	46.78 ± 6.32	>0.05
Sex (male, female)	16/11	19/13	>0.05
iWG (kg)	2.64 ± 0.38	2.81 ± 0.56	>0.05
LTH (months)	28.54 ± 4.23	30.69 ± 6.61	>0.05
SAP (mmHg)	127.41 ± 9.26	134.65 ± 11.38	0.0105
DAP (mmHg)	79.89 ± 6.43	84.21 ± 8.63	0.0362
MAP (mmHg)	95.73 ± 6.86	101.02 ± 9.12	0.0162
UV24 h (mL/24 h)	628.15 ± 235.67	120.63 ± 43.47	<0.0001
Underlying diseases
Chronic glomerulonephritis	13	16	>0.05
Hypertension	5	6	>0.05
Systemic lupus erythematous	2	2	>0.05
Polycystic kidney disease	2	3	>0.05
Others	5	5	>0.05
Antihypertensive drugs by patients	21	28	>0.05

Table 2.  Laboratory parameters.

	Group RRF+ (27)	Group RRF− (32)	p
Hb (g/dL)	10.12 ± 0.34	9.73 ± 0.47	0.0007
Ca (mg/dL)	8.73 ± 0.33	8.11 ± 0.86	0.0008
P (mg/dL)	5.33 ± 0.24	6.27 ± 0.39	<0.0001
Alb (g/dL)	3.67 ± 0.83	3.42 ± 0.49	>0.05
PTH (pg/mL)	258.21 ± 61.32	496.37 ± 119.61	<0.0001
Kt/V (mensal)	1.38 ± 0.13	1.36 ± 0.21	>0.05

Note: Hb, hemoglobin; Ca, calcium; P, phosphate; Alb, albumin; PTH, parathyroid hormone.

Table 3.  Echocardiographic parameters.

	Group RRF+ (27)	Group RRF− (32)	p
IVSd (mm)	12.76 ± 1.64	13.41 ± 2.19	>0.05
PWDd (mm)	11.60 ± 2.11	13.57 ± 2.45	0.0018
MWT (mm)	11.68 ± 1.69	13.49 ± 2.38	0.0016
LVEDd (mm)	49.83 ± 1.76	52.36 ± 1.05	<0.0001
LVESd (mm)	2.89 ± 0.64	3.57 ± 0.86	0.0013
RWT (mm)	0.37 ± 0.06	0.46 ± 0.02	<0.0001
LFEF (%)	66.83 ± 7.22	62.14 ± 8.84	0.0315
LVFS (%)	35.88 ± 5.39	32.74 ± 5.42	0.0302
LV end-diastolic volume index (mL/m^2)	54.46 ± 15.81	70.14 ± 19.33	0.0014
LV end-systolic volume index (mL/m^2)	23.96 ± 7.27	36.17 ± 16.29	0.0007
LVMI (g/m^2)	131.12 ± 11.45	139.70 ± 9.68	0.0028

Note: IVSd, interventricular septal diameter; PWDd, posterior wall diastolic diameter; MWT, mean wall thickness; LVEDd, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESd, end-systolic diameter of the left ventricle; RWT, relative wall thickness; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVFS, left ventricular fractional shortening; LVMI, left ventricular mass index.

Figure 1.  tHcy in RRF+ and RRF− groups. tHcy in the RRF+ group was significantly lower than that in the RRF− group.

Figure 2.  BNP in RRF+ and RRF− groups. BNP in the RRF+ group was significantly lower than that in the RRF− group.

Figure 3.  Correlation between tHcy and residual diuresis.

Figure 4.  Correlation between BNP and residual diuresis.

Figure 5.  Correlation between tHcy and BNP.