The Impact of Conventional Hemodialysis and Renal Transplantation on the Global Longitudinal Strain of the Left Ventricle

Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy140 enrolled

Overview

The objective of this study is to evaluate a group of patients with chronic kidney disease in stages 3-5 by conventional 2D echocardiography, tissue Doppler techniques and speckle tracking - LV GLS and determine the correlation of ultrasound parameters with mortality. Additionally, fibrosis-related biomarkers will be studied in this population.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases Chronic Kidney Diseases Fibrosis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * eGFR \< 15 ml/min/1.73m2 (CKD - EPI) * NYHA class I-II * Hemodynamic stability Exclusion Criteria: * age \< 18 years old * poor acoustic window * atrial fibrillation * recent Acute Myocardial Infarction * pacemaker

Locations (1)

Gr T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Iași, Romania

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Variation of GLS

Time frame: 3 years

All-cause mortality

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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