Volume 28, Issue 6 pp. 871-879
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The relationship between changes in peritoneal membrane solute transfer characteristics and cardiac remodeling in patients with peritoneal dialysis

Mehmet Ası Oktan

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Mehmet Ası Oktan

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Izmir, Turkey

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Mehmet Ası Oktan, Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Department of Nephrology, 35330, Balcova-Izmir, Turkey.

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Berfu Korucu

Berfu Korucu

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Izmir, Turkey

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Ayşe Çolak

Ayşe Çolak

Department of Cardiology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

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Yelda Deligöz Bildacı

Yelda Deligöz Bildacı

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Izmir, Turkey

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Caner Çavdar

Caner Çavdar

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Izmir, Turkey

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Serpil Müge Değer

Serpil Müge Değer

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Izmir, Turkey

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First published: 05 June 2024

Abstract

Introduction

We aimed to determine the relationship between the dilatation of the heart chambers and the change in peritoneal membrane solute transfer characteristics (PMTC) in long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.

Methods

This is a retrospective, single-center study including the follow-up of maintenance PD patients. According to the changes in PMTC from baseline to the last visit, patients were divided into three groups; stable (n = 11), increased (n = 41), and decreased transporters (n = 35).

Results

Left atrium (LA) and Right ventricle (RV) dilatation were more prominent in the PMTC-decreased group compared to PMTC-increased and stable groups (p < 0.001 and p = 0.07, respectively). The Cox regression analysis showed that only decreased PMTC was associated with LA dilatation (HR 2.89 [CI 95%1.54, 5.45] p < 0.01) and RV dilatation (HR 3.01 [CI 95%1.40, 6.21] p < 0.01).

Conclusion

PD can be associated with unfavorable dynamic changes in cardiac structure and functions even at the subclinical level.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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