Risk factors for left ventricular disorders in chronic haemodialysis patients

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Background : cardiovascular diseases are highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease and represent the major hazard for mortality in this population , anomalies of left ventricular structure and function are very frequent and shows negative impact on cardiovascular prognosis.

Objective : to study left ventricular disorders in patients with chronic renal failure on haemodialysis program including left ventricular dysfunction, hypertrophy and dilatation and their relation with risk factors.

Methods : 62 patients with end stage renal failure on dialysis were studied by echocardiography, patients were divided into 4 groups G1 with normal echo, G2 left ventricular dysfunction, G3 left ventricular hypertrophy, G4 left ventricular dilatation, risk factors including age, sex, duration of dialysis, hypertension, S.

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albumin and hemoglobin were compared between G1 and G2, G3, G4.

Results : left Ventricular disorders occurred in 67.7 % (17 % left ventricular dysfunction , 63 % left ventricular hypertrophy and 27 % left ventricular dilatation), older age group, longer duration of dialysis, hypertension, hypocalcaemia, hypoalbuminemia and anemia were found to be significantly associated with left ventricular disorders.

Conclusion : left ventricular disorders are common in patients with end stage renal failure on haemodialysis and it is important to correct risk factors like hypertension, anemia and hypocalcaemia.