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ArticleBMC nephrology2022

Pathological right ventricular changes in synthesized electrocardiogram in end-stage renal disease patients and their association with mortality and cardiac hospitalization: a cohort study.

Yunis Daralammouri, Jamal Qaddumi, Khubaib Ayoub, Doaa Abu-Hantash, Mai Arafat Al-Sadi, Rofayda M Ayaseh, Murad Azamtta, Osama Sawalmeh, Zakaria Hamdan

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Yunis DaralammouriDepartment of Cardiology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine. Yunis71@yahoo.de.
Jamal QaddumiPublic Health Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Khubaib AyoubDepartment of Internal Medicine, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
Doaa Abu-HantashDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Mai Arafat Al-SadiDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Rofayda M AyasehDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Murad AzamttaDepartment of Cardiology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
Osama SawalmehDepartment of Internal Medicine, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
Zakaria HamdanDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
An-Najah National University · PSNational University Hospital · SGPublic Health Department · IN

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Abstract

backgroundRight ventricular (RV) function is an important prognostic predictor for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Non-invasive evaluation of RV function by simple electrocardiogram (ECG) is not yet evident. The purpose of this article was to investigate the presence and association of pathological right ventricular changes in synthesized ECG with cardiac hospitalization and mortality.

methodsA prospective cohort study of 137 ESRD patients (mean age: 56 years) were recruited from the hemodialysis unit in An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine. Synthesized ECG was done right before the hemodialysis (HD) session. The pathological right ventricular changes were recorded for each patient. The relationship between pathological RV changes and mortality, cardiac and non-cardiac hospitalization was assessed through a 6-months follow-up period.

resultsRight ventricular Q wave was found in 2.2% of patients, while right ventricular ST elevation was found in 0.7% of patients, and right ventricular negative T wave was found in 0.7% of patients. During the 6-month period of follow-up, 36 (26.3%) patients were hospitalized, nine patients (6.6%) due to cardiac causes. A total of 8 (5.83%) patients died, out of those 4 patients (2.91%) due to cardiac causes. Using Fisher's exact test, there was a significant association between pathological abnormalities in synthesized ECG and hospitalization among hemodialysis patients, (p = 0.047). Pathological changes in synthesized ECG were less prevalent in non-cardiac hospitalizations than in cardiac hospitalizations.

conclusionsThe presence of pathological RV synthesized ECG changes can predict cardiac hospitalization in ESRD patients. Synthesized ECG is a good available tool that can be easily performed in ESRD patients. To determine whether Synthesized ECG can be used as a screening tool for pathological RV changes in a dialysis patients, more research with a larger number of patients and a longer follow-up period is required.

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ElectrocardiographyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesVentricular Dysfunction, RightYoung AdultCardiac hospitalizationMortalityRight ventricleSynthesized ECGUltra filtrationVolume load

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