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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research



    TO STUDY THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ON MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS


    Nagesh Kaushal, Gurpal Singh Sachdeva, Sanjay Kumar Goyal, Rohit Kalia, Arashdeep Kaur
    JCDR. 2023: 535-543

    Abstract

    The present study was undertaken with the aim and objective to study the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic changes in patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis. Methods: A cross sectional study consisted of 100 patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis in the Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala. Results: In age group <30 years, 15% of patients were involved. In age group 41-50 years 22% patients were involved. In age group 51-60 years, 29% patients were involved. In age group 61-70 years, 17% patients were involved. In age group >70 years, 17% patients were involved. Out of 100 patients, there were 57% male and 43% females. 1% was having Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, 8% having acute tubular necrosis, 18% having chronic glomerulonephritis, 23% having diabetes mellitus, 30% having diabetes Mellitus + hypertension, 15% having Hypertension, 2% having IGA nephropathy and 3% having obstructive uropathy. ECG was normal in 25% cases. LVH in 35% cases, LAD in 6%, conduction disturbances in 18%, Ischemic changes in 6%, Arrhythmia in 6% and P-mitrale in 4%. The most common ECG changes were 35% in LVH and 26% in conduction disturbance. The table shows echocardiographic changes in CKD cases on hemodialysis. Normal was found in 12 % of cases, left ventricular hypertrophy in 44% of patients, RWMA in 8%, pericardial effusion in 7%, diastolic dysfunction was found in 15% of patients and systolic dysfunction in 14% of patients. Conclusion: Left ventricular hypertrophy is the commonest abnormality observed in patient’s chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis both on ECG and Echocardiography. Echocardiography is a more sensitive diagnostic procedure to detect left ventricular hypertrophy. After Left Ventricular Hypertrophy the next common abnormality found on Echocardiography is Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction.

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