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. 2008:24 Suppl 4:98-100.

[The assessment of heart function in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD)]

[Article in Polish]
Dorota Drozdz  1 , Zbigniew Kordon, Jacek A Pietrzyk, Maciej Drozdz, Andrzej Rudziński, Katarzyna Zachwieja
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[The assessment of heart function in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD)]

[Article in Polish]
Dorota Drozdz et al. Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2008.

Abstract

The aim of the study: The echocardiography evaluation of cardiac function in children with CKD.

Patients and methods: 30 children (17 males, 13 females), aged 2-20 yrs with CKD 2-5. Left ventricular (LV) dimensions, LV ejection fraction (EF) and LV mass index (LVMI), as well mitral inflow velocity (E/A waves) and isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT) were evaluated.

Results: Impaired diastolic heart function were ascertained in 12 patients (in 2 from 5 with CKD 3, in 3 from 10 with 4 and 7 from 14 with 5). Left ventricular hypertrophy was observed in 13 children with CDD 3-5 (4, 4, 5), and decreased ejection fraction in 2.

Conclusions: The vast majority of children with chronic kidney disease demonstrate an impairment of diastolic cardiac function.

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