Probing dry-weight improves left ventricular mass index.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although probing dry-weight improves blood pressure control, its effect on echocardiographic left ventricular mass index (LVMI) is unknown.

Methods

Shortly following dialysis, 292 echocardiograms in 150 patients participating in the DRIP trial were obtained at baseline and longitudinally every 4 weeks on 2 occasions.

Results

At baseline, LVMI was 136.3 g/m(2) in the control group and 138.7 g/m(2) in the ultrafiltration group (p > 0.2 for difference). The change from baseline in LVMI in the control group was +3.5 g/m(2) at 4 weeks and +0.3 g/m(2) at 8 weeks (p > 0.2 for both changes). The change from baseline in LVMI in the ultrafiltration group was -7.4 g/m(2) at 4 weeks (p = 0.005) and -6.3 g/m(2) at 8 weeks (p = 0.045). With ultrafiltration, the change in

SUBMITTER: Agarwal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3078237 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature