Clinical Study

Effectiveness and Safety of Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment in Patients with Refractory Congestive Heart Failure due to Chronic Cardiorenal Syndrome

Table 3

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of study patients prior to and 6 months after PD.

Group A ()Group B ()
Before AfterBefore After

Weight (kg)62.4 ± 8.8459.9 ± 7.8264.6 ± 10.557.7 ± 9.57
ΔWeight (kg)-2.59 ± 1.15-6.93 ± 3.81##
SBP (mmHg)114 ± 14.7109 ± 9.38159 ± 26.4143 ± 20.7
DBP (mmHg)66.1 ± 18.063.3 ± 8.4489.2 ± 18.880.5 ± 16.9
Residual renal function (mL/min/1.73 m2)25.0 ± 5.2726.9 ± 5.3914.1 ± 2.859.98 ± 3.31
Hemoglobin (g/L)89.7 ± 12.0102.7 ± 20.885.1 ± 12.4103 ± 16.5
Albumin (g/L)31.2 ± 3.0727.6 ± 4.0632.4 ± 4.5932.9 ± 3.38
Urine output (mL/day)865 ± 2251021 ± 1781010 ± 416781 ± 357
Peritoneal ultrafiltration (mL/day)-198 ± 206-860 ± 306##
Dialysis dosage (L/day)-2 (2, 4)-6 (4, 8)##
NYHA class
 II050 13
 III5285
 IV42111
BNP (ng/mL)2483 ± 1364807 ± 4983013 ± 1566412 ± 238
LVEF (%)24.6 ± 3.7827.0 ± 6.1232.0 ± 9.9248.5 ± 4.32

Note. Compared with before ; ; compared with group A . Data are expressed as numbers (percentage). SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fractions; BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide.