TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of echocardiography to evaluate improvement in cardiac function following pancreas transplantation
AU - Elmer, D. S.
AU - El-Gebely, S.
AU - Hathaway, D.
AU - Burlew, B.
AU - Gaber, A. Osama
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - Echocardiography was performed on 22 pancreas-kidney and 11 diabetic kidney alone recipients. Each patient was studied preoperatively, and at 6, and 12 months posttransplant. Systolic function was determined by shortening fraction and diastolic function by early-active (E-A) peak velocity ratio. Left ventricular geometry was determined by interventricular septal thickness, and total left ventricular mass. The kidney alone group experienced only improved systolic function at six months (24.9 to 33.8%. P ≤ .02). In contrast, the pancreas-kidney group showed improved shortening fraction (23.5 to 33.5%, P ≤ .001), E-A peak velocity ratio (.82 to .98, P ≤ .001), interventricular septal thickness (11.8 to 11.2 mm, P ≤ .001), and ventricular mass (262.5 to 214.4 gm, P ≤ .001) at 6 months which continued to show even more improvement at 12 months (P ≤ .05).
AB - Echocardiography was performed on 22 pancreas-kidney and 11 diabetic kidney alone recipients. Each patient was studied preoperatively, and at 6, and 12 months posttransplant. Systolic function was determined by shortening fraction and diastolic function by early-active (E-A) peak velocity ratio. Left ventricular geometry was determined by interventricular septal thickness, and total left ventricular mass. The kidney alone group experienced only improved systolic function at six months (24.9 to 33.8%. P ≤ .02). In contrast, the pancreas-kidney group showed improved shortening fraction (23.5 to 33.5%, P ≤ .001), E-A peak velocity ratio (.82 to .98, P ≤ .001), interventricular septal thickness (11.8 to 11.2 mm, P ≤ .001), and ventricular mass (262.5 to 214.4 gm, P ≤ .001) at 6 months which continued to show even more improvement at 12 months (P ≤ .05).
KW - Cardiac function
KW - Diabetic cardiomyopathy
KW - Echocardiography
KW - Pancreas transplantation
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029026837
VL - 5
SP - 77
EP - 83
JO - Journal of Transplant Coordination
JF - Journal of Transplant Coordination
SN - 0905-9199
IS - 2
ER -