Clinical Study

Aortic Stiffness, Left Ventricle Hypertrophy, and Homogeneity of Ventricle Repolarization in Adult Dialyzed Patients

Table 1

Pressure, heart rate, and biochemical measurements collected in studied patients ( 𝐴 —controls versus before HD, 𝐵 —controls versus after HD, 𝐵 —controls versus CAPD; NA—not applicable).

ParameterBefore HDAfter HDCAPDControls 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶

Mean heart rate (beat/min)74,40 (±10,81)78,55 (±13,14)75,1 (±5,89)73,47 (±4,87)0,4020,0010,201
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)139,4 (±22,1)136,8 (±27,02)141,8 (±20,71)123,7 (±8,15)<0,001<0,001<0,001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)72,98 (±12,02)74,21 (±15,27)73,15 (±12,88)74,15 (±9,09)0,3870,6740,467
Mean blood pressure (mmHg)95,07 (±14,28)95,55 (±18,52)95,96 (±13,89)90,60 (±3,74)<0,001<0,001<0,001
Haemoglobin (g/dL)11,98 (±1,46)12,77 (±1,54)11,52 (±1,26)13,89 (±0,81)<0,001<0,001<0,001
Sodium (mmol/L)138,5 (±2,5)138,0 (±2,9)137,9 (±3,1)138,4 (±1,7)0,5830,2360,482
Potassium (mmol/L)5,698 (±0,735)4,196 (±0,382)4,42 (±0,56)4,301 (±0,278)<0,0010,1120,509
Calcium (mmol/L)2,259 (±0,190)2,363 (±0,121)2,262 (±0,186)2,364 (±0,041)0,0070,7160,015
Phosphorus (mmol/L)1,991 (±0,541)1,10 (±0,21)1,62 (±0,49)1,09 (±0,06)<0,0010,0030,269
Ca × P (mg²/dL²)55,86 (±14,64)32,48 (±6,83)48,51 (±10,62)31,28 (±2,65)<0,0010,4010,001
Creatynine (μmol/L)777,0 (±223,6)303,2 (±122,9)795,6 (±238,7)81,33 (±9,79)<0,001<0,001<0,001
Urea (mmol/L)24,39 (±7,22)7,43 (±3,09)21,46 (±7,03)4,233 (±0,897)<0,001<0,001<0,001
Total protein (g/L)68,3 (±0,52)NA67,95 (±0,73)72,01 (±0,28)<0,001NA<0,001
Albumin (g/L)3,935 (±0,356)NA3,79 (±0,54)4,636 (±0,204)<0,001NA<0,001
CRP (mg/mL)6,248 (±0,23)NA7,41 (±0,82)0,45 (±0,09)<0,001NA<0,001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)189,7 (±43,75)NA217,3 (±51,0)190,5 (±22,32)0,437NA0,269
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)114,3 (±30,61)NA129,0 (±21,7)112,0 (±20,43)0,504NA0,365
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)41,51 (±16,19)NA42,5 (±9,4)56,7 (±11,24)<0,001NA<0,001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)170,8 (±74,89)NA226,0 (±62,2)109,1 (±38,9)<0,001NA<0,001
Troponine (μg/L)0,05 (±0,011)NA0,058 (±0,013)0,00<0,001NA<0,001
NT-proBNP (fmol/mL)187,7 (±96,2)165,8 (±91,9)176,7 (±79,3)22,71 (±17,23)<0,001<0,001<0,001
ADMA (μmol/L)1,031 (±0,193)NA0,991 (±0,176)0,772 (±0,253)<0,001NA<0,001