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ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2016

Cardiac Biomarkers and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Asymptomatic Hemodialysis Patients.

Reneta Yovcheva Koycheva, Vasil Cholakov, Jivko Andreev, Margarit Penev, Rosen Iliev, Krasimira Nancheva, Vanya Tsoneva

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Article in Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Reneta Yovcheva KoychevaDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital "Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Vasil CholakovDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital "Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Jivko AndreevDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital "Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Margarit PenevDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital "Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Rosen IlievDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital "Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Krasimira NanchevaDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital "Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Vanya TsonevaDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital "Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich", Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Trakia University · BG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardiac biomarkers are often elevated in dialysis patients showing the presence of left ventricular dysfunction. The aim of the study is to establish the plasma levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs TnT), precursor of B-natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs CRP) and their relation to the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients undergoing hemodialysis without signs of acute coronary syndrome or heart failure. MATERIAL AND

methodsWe studied 48 patients - 26 men and 22 women. Pre and postdialysis levels of hs cTnT, NT-proBNP and hs CRP were measured at week interim procedure. Patients were divided in two groups according to the presence of echocardiographic evidence of LVH - gr A - 40 patients (with LVH), and gr B - 8 patients (without LVH).

resultsIn the whole group of patients was found elevated predialysis levels of all three biomarkers with significant increase (p < 0.05) after dialysis with low-flux dialyzers. Predialysis values of NT-proBNP show moderate positive correlation with hs cTnT (r = 0.47) and weaker with hs CRP (r = 0.163). Such dependence is observed in postdialysis values of these biomarkers. There is a strong positive correlation between the pre and postdialysis levels: for hs cTnT (r = 0.966), for NT-proBNP (r = 0.918) and for hs CRP (r = 0.859). It was found a significant difference in the mean values of hs cTnT in gr. A and gr. B (0.07 ± 0.01 versus 0.03 ± 0.01 ng/mL, p < 0.05) and NT-proBNP (15,605.8 ± 2,072.5 versus 2,745.5 ± 533.55 pg/mL, p < 0.05). Not find a significant difference in hs CRP in both groups.

conclusionsThe results indicate the relationship of the studied cardiac biomarkers with LVH in asymptomatic patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment.

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cardiac troponin TC-reactive proteinhemodialysisleft ventricular hypertrophynatriuretic peptide

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PMCPMC4884254
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