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Published on: July 19, 2018
A cross-sectional study of factors influencing left ventricular myocardial work in peritoneal dialysis patients
Xiaozhi Deng1,2, Zhuo Huang1,2, Junyan Yu1,2
1Department of Ultrasound, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Objectives:
To evaluate myocardial work in peritoneal dialysis patients by pressure-strain loop. To analyze the factors influencing myocardial work in peritoneal dialysis patients with preserved ejection fraction.
Methods:
We collected clinical data on possible effects on myocardial work in 105 maintenance peritoneal dialysis patients with preserved ejection fraction and applied ultrasonic pressure-strain loops to obtain the left ventricular global constructive work (GCW), Global work index (GWI), global work waste (GWW), and global work efficiency (GWE) of the patients. Then, the clinical data and myocardial work indices were statistically described and correlated.
Results:
Left ventricular hypertrophy was observed in 78 % of peritoneal dialysis patients with left ventricular ejection fraction preservation. There is a correlation between the left ventricular mass index and myocardial work indices (P < 0.05). On multiple linear regression analysis, systolic blood pressure (SBP), IL-6, and hemoglobin correlated with GCW(P < 0.05); SBP and IL-6 correlated with GWI(P < 0.05); homocysteine, SBP, TNF-α, and hemoglobin correlated with GWW(P < 0.05); homocysteine, TNF-α and hemoglobin correlated with GWE (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Using noninvasive pressure-strain loops to assess left ventricular myocardial work can provide information on cardiac function more consistent with pathophysiological changes than conventional ejection fraction. Hypertension, anemia, hyperhomocysteinemia, and inflammation influence left ventricular myocardial work in peritoneal dialysis patients, and they selectively affect one or more myocardial work indices.
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