Left ventricular geometry characteristics and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationships among left heart remodeling, cardiac function, and cardiovascular events (CEs) in patients with heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) remain unclear. We evaluated the echocardiographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of such patients with diverse left ventricular geometric (LVG) configurations.

Methods

Overall, 210 patients with HFpEF undergoing MHD (cases) and 60 healthy controls were enrolled. Cases were divided into four subgroups based on LVG and were followed up for three years. The primary outcomes were the first CEs and all-cause mortality.

Results

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and right ventricular systolic function did significantly differ between ca

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11210017 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature