EFFECTS OF CALCIUM CONCENTRATION IN DIALYSATE ON QT INTERVAL AND QT INTERVAL DISPERSION DURING HEMODIALYSIS / 解放军医学杂志

To investigate the effect of calcium concentration in dialysate on the QT interval (QT) and QT interval dispersion (QTd) during hemodialysis(HD) in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD), Ca 2+ concentrations of 1 25mmol/L (dCa 2+ 1 25), 1 5mmol/L (dCa 2+ 1 5) and 1 75mmol/L (dCa 2+ 1 75) in dialysate were given to 15 ESRD patients for five times. The QT and QTd were measured before and after the five HD sessions. The results showed: With the dCa 2+ 1 25 HD, serum Ca 2+ and plasma calcium were decreased (1 22?0 08 vs 1 17?0 07 mmol/L and 2 43?0 34 vs 2 28?0 16mmol/L, P 0 05). The changes in the QT correlated inversely with the changes in serum Ca 2+ and plasma calcium ( P