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Reduction of left ventricular diameter and mass after surgical arteriovenous fistula closure in renal transplant recipients.

par Unger, Philippe ;Wissing, Karl Martin ;De Pauw, Luc ;Neubauer, Julanta ;Van De Borne, Philippe
Référence Transplantation, 74, 1, page (73-79)
Publication Publié, 2002-07

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Left ventricular hypertrophy and dilatation is a frequent finding in kidney transplant recipients, which may be favored by the persistent patency of arteriovenous fistula. The purpose of the current study was to prospectively investigate whether surgical closure of the fistula allows reduction of abnormalities of left ventricular morphology in stable renal transplant patients. Furthermore, we studied the ability of preoperative echocardiographic and noninvasive hemodynamic measurements, including the effects of a temporary occlusion of the fistula, to predict postoperative left ventricular diameter and mass reduction.