Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography for evaluating left atrial remodeling in renal transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney transplantation (KT) improves left ventricular (LV) systolic function, but few studies have examined its impact on left atrial (LA) function. This study aimed to assess LA structural and functional changes in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) after KT through use of two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE).

Methods

A prospective cohort of 163 patients with ESRD (85 in the KT group; 78 in the dialysis group) who underwent echocardiography at baseline and 12-month follow-up was included, with LA strain and stiffness being measured via 2D-STE. Inter- and intragroup changes were compared, with multivariate linear regression and adjustment for confounders.

Results

KT significantly improved LA function at 12 months: LA reservoi

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12780629 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature