Clinical Study

Membrane Bioincompatibility and Ultrafiltration Effects on Pulse Wave Analysis during Haemodialysis

Table 2

Ultrafiltration analysis ( ).

Pre-HDPost-HD

AI@7529.9 ± 10.118.6 ± 15.0<0.00
ED37.6 ± 3.632.8 ± 4.6<0.00
SEVR124.6 ± 19.9171.7 ± 37.1<0.00
Brachial SBP153.7 ± 26.7136.0 ± 31.9<0.00
Brachial DBP74.7 ± 13.373.6 ± 17.6ns
Central SBP139.8 ± 25.5119.4 ± 28.5<0.00
Central DBP75.8 ± 13.975.1 ± 17.9ns

AI@75: augmentation index corrected by heart rate; ED: ejection duration; SEVR: subendocardial viability ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.