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Bukhari HA, Sánchez C, Ruiz JE, Potse M, Laguna P, Pueyo E. Monitoring of Serum Potassium and Calcium Levels in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients by ECG Depolarization Morphology Analysis. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22082951. [PMID: 35458934 PMCID: PMC9027214 DOI: 10.3390/s22082951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Objective: Non-invasive estimation of serum potassium, [K+], and calcium, [Ca2+], can help to prevent life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in patients with advanced renal disease, but current methods for estimation of electrolyte levels have limitations. We aimed to develop new markers based on the morphology of the QRS complex of the electrocardiogram (ECG). Methods: ECG recordings from 29 patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) were processed. Mean warped QRS complexes were computed in two-minute windows at the start of an HD session, at the end of each HD hour and 48 h after it. We quantified QRS width, amplitude and the proposed QRS morphology-based markers that were computed by warping techniques. Reference [K+] and [Ca2+] were determined from blood samples acquired at the time points where the markers were estimated. Linear regression models were used to estimate electrolyte levels from the QRS markers individually and in combination with T wave morphology markers. Leave-one-out cross-validation was used to assess the performance of the estimators. Results: All markers, except for QRS width, strongly correlated with [K+] (median Pearson correlation coefficients, r, ranging from 0.81 to 0.87) and with [Ca2+] (r ranging from 0.61 to 0.76). QRS morphology markers showed very low sensitivity to heart rate (HR). Actual and estimated serum electrolyte levels differed, on average, by less than 0.035 mM (relative error of 0.018) for [K+] and 0.010 mM (relative error of 0.004) for [Ca2+] when patient-specific multivariable estimators combining QRS and T wave markers were used. Conclusion: QRS morphological markers allow non-invasive estimation of [K+] and [Ca2+] with low sensitivity to HR. The estimation performance is improved when multivariable models, including T wave markers, are considered. Significance: Markers based on the QRS complex of the ECG could contribute to non-invasive monitoring of serum electrolyte levels and arrhythmia risk prediction in patients with renal disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hassaan A. Bukhari
- BSICoS Group, I3A Institute, IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; (C.S.); (P.L.); (E.P.)
- CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Carmen Team, Inria Bordeaux—Sud-Ouest, 33405 Talence, France;
- Université de Bordeaux, IMB, UMR 5251, 33400 Talence, France
- Correspondence:
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- BSICoS Group, I3A Institute, IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; (C.S.); (P.L.); (E.P.)
- CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
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- Carmen Team, Inria Bordeaux—Sud-Ouest, 33405 Talence, France;
- Université de Bordeaux, IMB, UMR 5251, 33400 Talence, France
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- BSICoS Group, I3A Institute, IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; (C.S.); (P.L.); (E.P.)
- CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- BSICoS Group, I3A Institute, IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; (C.S.); (P.L.); (E.P.)
- CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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Bukhari HA, Sánchez C, Srinivasan S, Palmieri F, Potse M, Laguna P, Pueyo E. Estimation of potassium levels in hemodialysis patients by T wave nonlinear dynamics and morphology markers. Comput Biol Med 2022; 143:105304. [PMID: 35168084 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Noninvasive screening of hypo- and hyperkalemia can prevent fatal arrhythmia in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, but current methods for monitoring of serum potassium (K+) have important limitations. We investigated changes in nonlinear dynamics and morphology of the T wave in the electrocardiogram (ECG) of ESRD patients during hemodialysis (HD), assessing their relationship with K+ and designing a K+ estimator. METHODS ECG recordings from twenty-nine ESRD patients undergoing HD were processed. T waves in 2-min windows were extracted at each hour during an HD session as well as at 48 h after HD start. T wave nonlinear dynamics were characterized by two indices related to the maximum Lyapunov exponent (λt, λwt) and a divergence-related index (η). Morphological variability in the T wave was evaluated by three time warping-based indices (dw, reflecting morphological variability in the time domain, and da and daNL, in the amplitude domain). K+was measured from blood samples extracted during and after HD. Stage-specific and patient-specific K+ estimators were built based on the quantified indices and leave-one-out cross-validation was performed separately for each of the estimators. RESULTS The analyzed indices showed high inter-individual variability in their relationship with K+. Nevertheless, all of them had higher values at the HD start and 48 h after it, corresponding to the highest K+. The indices η and dw were the most strongly correlated with K+ (median Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.78 and 0.83, respectively) and were used in univariable and multivariable linear K+ estimators. Agreement between actual and estimated K+ was confirmed, with averaged errors over patients and time points being 0.000 ± 0.875 mM and 0.046 ± 0.690 mM for stage-specific and patient-specific multivariable K+ estimators, respectively. CONCLUSION ECG descriptors of T wave nonlinear dynamics and morphological variability allow noninvasive monitoring of K+ in ESRD patients. SIGNIFICANCE ECG markers have the potential to be used for hypo- and hyperkalemia screening in ESRD patients.
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- Hassaan A Bukhari
- BSICoS group, I3A Institute, University of Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain; CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain; Carmen team, Inria Bordeaux - Sud-Ouest, Talence, France; University of Bordeaux, IMB, UMR 5251, Talence, France.
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- BSICoS group, I3A Institute, University of Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain; CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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- BSICoS group, I3A Institute, University of Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain; CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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- CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain; Centre de Recerca en Enginyeria Biomèdica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Carmen team, Inria Bordeaux - Sud-Ouest, Talence, France; University of Bordeaux, IMB, UMR 5251, Talence, France
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- BSICoS group, I3A Institute, University of Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain; CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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- BSICoS group, I3A Institute, University of Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain; CIBER en Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Zaragoza, Spain
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Evalution of Tp-E Interval on Electrocardiography Recordings in Elderly Hemodialysis Patients And Its Associations With Electrolyte Imbalances. ANADOLU KLINIĞI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI 2021. [DOI: 10.21673/anadoluklin.790495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bukhari HA, Palmieri F, Ramirez J, Laguna P, Ruiz JE, Ferreira D, Potse M, Sanchez C, Pueyo E. Characterization of T Wave Amplitude, Duration and Morphology Changes During Hemodialysis: Relationship With Serum Electrolyte Levels and Heart Rate. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2020; 68:2467-2478. [PMID: 33301399 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2020.3043844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Chronic kidney disease affects more than 10% of the world population. Changes in serum ion concentrations increase the risk for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, particularly in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. We characterized how T wave amplitude, duration and morphology descriptors change with variations in serum levels of potassium and calcium and in heart rate, both in ESRD patients and in simulated ventricular fibers. METHODS Electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings from twenty ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and pseudo-ECGs (pECGs) calculated from twenty-two simulated ventricular fibers at varying transmural heterogeneity levels were processed to quantify T wave width ( Tw), T wave slope-to-amplitude ratio ([Formula: see text]) and four indices of T wave morphological variability based on time warping ( dw, [Formula: see text], da and [Formula: see text]). Serum potassium and calcium levels and heart rate were measured along HD. RESULTS [Formula: see text] was the marker most strongly correlated with serum potassium, dw with calcium and da with heart rate, after correction for covariates. Median values of partial correlation coefficients were 0.75, -0.74 and -0.90, respectively. For all analyzed T wave descriptors, high inter-patient variability was observed in the pattern of such relationships. This variability, accentuated during the first HD time points, was reproduced in the simulations and shown to be influenced by differences in transmural heterogeneity. CONCLUSION Changes in serum potassium and calcium levels and in heart rate strongly affect T wave descriptors, particularly those quantifying morphological variability. SIGNIFICANCE ECG markers have the potential to be used for monitoring serum ion concentrations in ESRD patients.
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Ajam F, Akoluk A, Alrefaee A, Campbell N, Masud A, Mehandru S, Patel M, Asif A, Carson MP. Prevalence of abnormalities in electrocardiogram conduction in dialysis patients: a comparative study. J Bras Nefrol 2020. [PMID: 32716472 PMCID: PMC7860647 DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2020-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Background: The electrocardiogram (ECG) can aid in identification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients at high risk for cardiovascular diseases. Cohort studies describe ECG abnormalities in patients on hemodialysis (HD), but we did not find data comparing ECG abnormalities among patients with normal kidney function or peritoneal dialysis (PD) to those on hemodialysis. We hypothesized that ECG conduction abnormalities would be more common, and cardiac conduction interval times longer, among patients on hemodialysis vs. those on peritoneal dialysis and CKD 1 or 2. Methods: Retrospective review of adult inpatients’ charts, comparing those with billing codes for “Hemodialysis” vs. inpatients without those charges, and an outpatient peritoneal dialysis cohort. Patients with CKD 3 or 4 were excluded. Results: One hundred and sixty-seven charts were reviewed. ECG conduction intervals were consistently and statistically longer among hemodialysis patients (n=88) vs. peritoneal dialysis (n=22) and CKD stage 1 and 2 (n=57): PR (175±35 vs 160±44 vs 157±22 msec) (p=0.009), QRS (115±32 vs. 111±31 vs 91±18 msec) (p=0.001), QT (411±71 vs. 403±46 vs 374±55 msec) (p=0.006), QTc (487±49 vs. 464±38 vs 452±52 msec) (p=0.0001). The only significantly different conduction abnormality was prevalence of left bundle branch block: 13.6% among HD patients, 5% in PD, and 2% in CKD 1 and 2 (p=0.03). Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first study to report that ECG conduction intervals are significantly longer as one progresses from CKD Stage 1 and 2, to PD, to HD. These and other data support the need for future research to utilize ECG conduction times to identify dialysis patients who could potentially benefit from proactive cardiac evaluations and risk reduction.
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- Firas Ajam
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center, EUA
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Ajam F, Akoluk A, Alrefaee A, Campbell N, Masud A, Mehandru S, Patel M, Asif A, Carson MP. Prevalence of abnormalities in electrocardiogram conduction in dialysis patients: a comparative study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 42:448-453. [PMID: 32716472 DOI: 10.1590/10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2020-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The electrocardiogram (ECG) can aid in identification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients at high risk for cardiovascular diseases. Cohort studies describe ECG abnormalities in patients on hemodialysis (HD), but we did not find data comparing ECG abnormalities among patients with normal kidney function or peritoneal dialysis (PD) to those on hemodialysis. We hypothesized that ECG conduction abnormalities would be more common, and cardiac conduction interval times longer, among patients on hemodialysis vs. those on peritoneal dialysis and CKD 1 or 2. METHODS Retrospective review of adult inpatients' charts, comparing those with billing codes for "Hemodialysis" vs. inpatients without those charges, and an outpatient peritoneal dialysis cohort. Patients with CKD 3 or 4 were excluded. RESULTS One hundred and sixty-seven charts were reviewed. ECG conduction intervals were consistently and statistically longer among hemodialysis patients (n=88) vs. peritoneal dialysis (n=22) and CKD stage 1 and 2 (n=57): PR (175±35 vs 160±44 vs 157±22 msec) (p=0.009), QRS (115±32 vs. 111±31 vs 91±18 msec) (p=0.001), QT (411±71 vs. 403±46 vs 374±55 msec) (p=0.006), QTc (487±49 vs. 464±38 vs 452±52 msec) (p=0.0001). The only significantly different conduction abnormality was prevalence of left bundle branch block: 13.6% among HD patients, 5% in PD, and 2% in CKD 1 and 2 (p=0.03). CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first study to report that ECG conduction intervals are significantly longer as one progresses from CKD Stage 1 and 2, to PD, to HD. These and other data support the need for future research to utilize ECG conduction times to identify dialysis patients who could potentially benefit from proactive cardiac evaluations and risk reduction.
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- Firas Ajam
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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- Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Hackensack Meridian Health, Department of Medicine, Neptune, NJ, EUA
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. QT interval prolongation is a congenital or acquired condition that is associated with an increased risk of torsade de pointes (TdP), sudden cardiac death (SCD), and all-cause mortality in the general population. The prevalence of acquired long QT syndrome (aLQTS) is high, and various acquired conditions contribute to the prolonged QT interval in patients with CKD. More notably, the prolonged QT interval in CKD is an independent risk factor for SCD and all-cause mortality. In this review, we focus on the epidemiological characteristics, risk factors, underlying mechanisms and treatments of aLQTS in CKD, promoting the management of aLQTS in CKD patients.
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- Peng Liu
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P.R. China.,Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P.R. China
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Thomsen MB, Nielsen MS, Aarup A, Bisgaard LS, Pedersen TX. Uremia increases QRS duration after β-adrenergic stimulation in mice. Physiol Rep 2018; 6:e13720. [PMID: 29984555 PMCID: PMC6036105 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and uremia increase the risk of heart disease and sudden cardiac death. Coronary artery disease can only partly account for this. The remaining mechanistic links between CKD and sudden death are elusive, but may involve cardiac arrhythmias. For the present study, we hypothesized that a thorough electrophysiological study in mice with CKD would provide us valuable information that could aid in the identification of additional underlying causes of sudden cardiac death in patients with kidney disease. Partial (5/6) nephrectomy (NX) in mice induced mild CKD: plasma urea in NX was 24 ± 1 mmol/L (n = 23) versus 12 ± 1 mmol/L (n = 22) in sham-operated control mice (P < 0.05). Echocardiography did not identify structural or mechanical remodeling in NX mice. Baseline ECG parameters were comparable in conscious NX and control mice; however, the normal 24-h diurnal rhythm in QRS duration was lost in NX mice. Moreover, β-adrenergic stimulation (isoprenaline, 200 μg/kg intraperitoneally) prolonged QRS duration in conscious NX mice (from 12 ± 1 to 15 ± 2 msec, P < 0.05), but not in sham-operated controls (from 13 ± 1 to 13 ± 2 msec, P > 0.05). No spontaneous arrhythmias were observed in conscious NX mice, and intracardiac pacing in anesthetized mice showed a comparable arrhythmia vulnerability in NX and sham-operated mice. Isoprenaline (2 mg/kg intraperitoneally) changed the duration of the QRS complex from 11.2 ± 0.4 to 11.9 ± 0.5 (P = 0.06) in NX mice and from 10.7 ± 0.6 to 10.6 ± 0.6 (P = 0.50) in sham-operated mice. Ex vivo measurements of cardiac ventricular conduction velocity were comparable in NX and sham mice. Transcriptional activity of Scn5a, Gja1 and several profibrotic genes was similar in NX and sham mice. We conclude that proper kidney function is necessary to maintain diurnal variation in QRS duration and that sympathetic regulation of the QRS duration is altered in kidney disease.
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- Morten B. Thomsen
- Department of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Biomedical SciencesFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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More than half of all deaths among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cardiovascular changes secondary to renal dysfunction, including fluid overload, uremic cardiomyopathy, secondary hyperparathyroidism, anemia, altered lipid metabolism, and accumulation of gut microbiota-derived uremic toxins like trimethylamine N-oxidase, contribute to the high risk for CVD in the ESRD population. In addition, conventional hemodialysis (HD) itself poses myocardial stress and injury on the already compromised cardiovascular system in uremic patients. This review will provide an overview of cardiovascular changes in chronic kidney disease and ESRD, a description of reported mechanisms for HD-induced myocardial injury, comparison of HD with other treatment modalities in the context of CVD, and possible management strategies.
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- Shadi Ahmadmehrabi
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Center for Clinical Genomics, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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