Clinical Study

Cardiovascular and Renal Effects of Bromocriptine in Diabetic Patients with Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 2

Echocardiography and biochemical parameters in patients receiving bromocriptine (BEC) or placebo (PBO).

Variable Baseline3 months6 months value
BECPBOBECPBOBECPBO

Echocardiography data
 LVM (g)241.9 ± 15.5237.6 ± 16.3207.1 ± 14.0248.6 ± 16.3207.6 ± 17.0260.4 ± 14.40.003
 LVMI (g/m2) 143.9 ± 6.2146.2 ± 7.4123.5 ± 5.6152.2 ± 7.3123.2 ± 8.8158.2 ± 6.50.001
 LVDD (mm)42.4 ± 1.5 41.1 ± 1.341.4 ± 1.442.7 ± 1.241.4 ± 1.643.8 ± 1.2NS
 LVSD (mm)26.21 ± 4.026.6 ± 5.926.72 ± 5.125.5 ± 6.126.22 ± 5.824.8 ± 5.8NS
 LV EF (%)72.5 ± 12.873.4 ± 1271.7 ± 13.173.1 ± 1373.0 ± 11.975.4 ± 11NS
 LVPWT (mm)14.7 ± 0.413.6 ± 0.513.2 ± 0.513.8 ± 0.413.2 ± 0.514.2 ± 0.40.042
 IVST (mm)14.1 ± 0.413.6 ± 0.513.6 ± 0.5
13.8 ± 0.413.1 ± 0.314.2 ± 0.40.001
Biochemical variables
 S-Cr (mmol/L)288.88 ± 17.6280.22 ± 17.6291.72 ± .26.5322.6 ± 73.3309.4 ± 26.5362.4 ± 17.60.01
 CrCl (mL/min)16.85 ± 7.7117.75 ± 4.3417.06 ± 8.7914.30 ± 3.8117.53 ± 10.37 11.89 ± 3.580.03
 Cystatin C (mg/L)3.03 ± 0.953.03 ± 0.743.05 ± 0.95
3.43 ± 0.963.58 ± 1.13.48 ± 0.840.05
 GFRcyst  (mL/min)30.1 ± 11.030.3 ± 8.229.3 ± 7.928.0 ± 6.329.4 ± 14.326.9 ± 4.5NS
 Glucose (mmol/L)8.16 ± .0.957.23 ± 0.936.50 ± 0.66.
7.65 ± 0.165.83 ± 0.385.88 ± 0.44NS
 Cholesterol (mmol/L)5.65 ± 0.335.82 ± 0.484.85 ± 0.335.48 ± 0.384.53 ± 0.335.18 ± 0.330.01
 Triglycerides (mmol/L)2.39 ± 0.222.25 ± 0.322.10 ± 0.22
2.06 ± 0.222.14 ± 0.282.21 ± 0.28NS
 Prolactin (mmol/L) 7.4 ± 3.2 3.6 ± 0.45.0 ± 2.5 4.4 ± 0.73.3 ± 1.16.8 ± 1.50.026
 Aldosterone (mmol/L)
485 ± 319577 ± 557594 ± 402594 ± 446586 ± 427510 ± 369NS
 NT-proBNP (pmol/mL)0.5429 ± 0.74
0.3743 ± 0.34
0.3771 ± 0.34
0.6257 ± 1.050.3914 ± 0.20
0.6921 ± 0.900.01

LVM: left ventricle mass; LVMI: left ventricle mass index; LVDD: left ventricle diastolic diameter; LVSD: left ventricle systolic diameter; LV EF: left ventricle ejection fraction; LVPWT: left ventricle posterior wall thickness; IVST: interventricular septum thickness. S-Cr: serum creatinine; CrCl: creatinine clearance; GFRcyst: glomerular filtration rate calculated by serum cystatin C.