Long-term changes in cardiac remodelling in prevalent kidney graft recipients

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BACKGROUND: Approximately 15% of kidney transplant (KT) recipients develop de novo heart failure after KT. There are scarce data reporting the long-term changes in cardiac structure and function among KT recipients. Despite the improvement in renal function, transplant-related complications as well as immunosuppressive therapy could have an impact on cardiac remodelling during follow-up. We aimed to describe the long-term changes in echocardiographic parameters in prevalent KT recipients and identify the clinical and laboratory factors associated with these changes.

METHODS: A centralised blinded review of two echocardiographic examinations after KT (on average after 17 and 39 months post-KT respectively) was performed among 80 patients (age 50.4 ± 16.2, diabetes 13.8% pre-KT), followed by linear regression to identify clinico-biological factors related to echocardiographic changes.

RESULTS: Left atrial volume index (LAVI) increased significantly (34.2 ± 10.8 mL/m2vs. 37.6 ± 15.0 mL/m2, annualised delta 3.1 ± 11.4 mL/m2/year; p = 0.034) while left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) decreased (62.1 ± 9.0% vs. 59.7 ± 9.9%, annualised delta -2.7 ± 13.6%/year; p = 0.04). Male sex (β = 8.112 ± 2.747; p < 0.01), pre-KT hypertension (β = 9.725 ± 4.156; p < 0.05), graft from expanded criteria donor (β = 3.791 ± 3.587; p < 0.05), and induction by anti-thymocyte globulin (β = 7.920 ± 2.974; p = 0.01) were associated with an increase in LAVI during follow-up. Higher haemoglobin (>12.9 g/dL) at the time of the first echocardiography (β = 6.029 ± 2.967; p < 0.05) and ACEi/ARB therapy (β = 8.306 ± 3.161; p < 0.05) were associated with an increase in LVEF during follow-up.

CONCLUSION: This study confirms the existence of long-term cardiac remodelling after KT despite dialysis cessation, characterised by an increase in LAVI and a decrease in LVEF. A better management of anaemia and using ACEi/ARB therapy may prevent such remodelling.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:403

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International journal of cardiology - 403(2024) vom: 15. März, Seite 131852

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Panisset, Valentin [VerfasserIn]
Girerd, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Bozec, Erwan [VerfasserIn]
Lamiral, Zohra [VerfasserIn]
d'Hervé, Quentin [VerfasserIn]
Frimat, Luc [VerfasserIn]
Huttin, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Girerd, Sophie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiac remodelling
Echocardiography
Heart failure
Journal Article
Kidney graft recipients
Kidney transplantation

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 18.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.131852

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NLM36850185X