Left ventricular diastolic function impairment after renal transplantation

ABSTRACT

In a trial to evaluate cardiac function after kidney transplantation, this wok was carried out using Doppler-echocardiography. Fourteen patients were examined before and after renal transplantation [3-9 months with a mean 6.75 months]. End-systolic dimensions and end-diastolic dimensions showed significant decrease after transplantation [P<0.01]. No significant change occurred in fractional shortening of left ventricle. However, both isovolumic relaxation time and A/E ratio of Doppler mitral flow showed significant increase [P <0.1], [P<0.01], respectively. This denotes deterioration in diastolic function after transplantation