Echocardiographyc changes in kidney transplanted patients

Authors

  • Mirta C. Flores Cubías Hospital Universitario "Arnaldo Milian Castro"
  • Humberto L. Ramos González Hospital Universitario "Arnaldo Milian Castro"
  • Gilberto Cairo Sáez Policlínico Universitario Marta Abreu

Keywords:

Ecocardiograma, Trasplante renal, Función ventricular izquierda

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiovascular affectation is frequent in the patients with chronic kidney failure and cardiovascular complications constitute the first cause of death in these patients.

Objective: identify echocardiographic changes in transplanted renal patients in the Hospital "Arnaldo Milián" of Santa Clara.

Methods: A descriptive - prospective study was carried. 46 patients were studied, The average age was 45,2 years, an echocardiogram was perform before transplant and at three, six and nine months after it.

Conclusions: Six patients died during the study. In pre-transplant patients the average ejection fraction was 53,4%, and the main findings were left ventricular hypertrophy and pericardial effusion, present in 73,9% of patients. The longer the time on hemodialysis, the greater the deterioration of the cardiac function. After kidney transplant pericardial effusion as well as the cardiac function improved significantly.

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Author Biographies

Mirta C. Flores Cubías, Hospital Universitario "Arnaldo Milian Castro"

Especialista de I grado en Cardiología

Humberto L. Ramos González, Hospital Universitario "Arnaldo Milian Castro"

Especialista de II grado en Cardiología

Published

2014-05-09

How to Cite

1.
Flores Cubías MC, Ramos González HL, Cairo Sáez G. Echocardiographyc changes in kidney transplanted patients. Rev. cuba. cardiol. cir. cardiovasc. [Internet]. 2014 May 9 [cited 2026 Jan. 2];20(1):38-44. Available from: https://revcardiologia.sld.cu/index.php/revcardiologia/article/view/399

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Section

Cardiovascular Imaging