Left Ventricular Hypertrophy; Haemodialysis Patients

Abstract

ABSTRACT… Cardiovascular system diseases are playing the outstanding role in the cause of morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients. Left ventricular hypertrophy is one of the universal structural abnormalities in patients on regular dialysis. Objective: The target of the study was to search out the frequency of left ventricular hypertrophy in end stage renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Study design: Single center case-series study. Setting: Department of Nephro-Urology, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro. Period: Begin from 1 st March, 2013 to 30 th August 2013. Results: Total numbers of patients were seventy three. Thirty three patients were male and 40 were female. Mean age of the patients was 44.19 years. High blood pressure was the most typical cause of nephropathy that is as certain in twenty 9(39.7%) cases pursue by Diabetes and Chronic Glomerulonephritis in twenty (27.4%) in each, renal stone in four (5.5%), unresolved acute renal failure four(5.5%) and Chronic Tubulointerstitial nephritis in two(2.7%) patients. Left ventricular hypertrophy was ascertained in nineteen (26%) patients. Conclusion: Our study concedes the high frequency of left ventricular hypertrophy in dialysis patients.