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01-11-2007 | Original Article

Evaluation of aortic stiffness in children with chronic renal failure

Authors: Ali Rahmi Bakiler, Onder Yavascan, Nilgun Harputluoglu, Orhan Deniz Kara, Nejat Aksu

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 11/2007

Abstract

The measurement of aortic stiffness (As) [aortic strain (S), pressure strain elastic modulus (Ep) and pressure strain normalized by diastolic pressure (Ep*)] is suggested as an excellent marker of subclinical arterial sclerosis. We aimed to investigate the presence of As and to determine the relationship between As and some risk factors in children with chronic renal failure (CRF). Twenty-six pre-dialysis (PreD) [female/male (F/M) 7/19] patients and 23 chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) (F/M 13/10) patients were assessed. Twenty-nine healthy children were selected as a control group (F/M 14/15). We determined anemia, abnormal calcium/phosphate metabolism, hypertension, diastolic dysfunction, increased left ventricular mass (LVM), hypertriglyceridemia, increased stiffness (Ep, Ep*), and decreased strain (S) in the CRF (PreD and CPD) group compared with the controls (P < 0.05). Presence of renal disease, LVM and usage of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) in all groups; female gender, duration of disease and the usage of anti-hypertensive drug therapy in CRF patients; and LVM and LVM index in healthy children were found to be independent predictors for aortic stiffness and/or strain. In conclusion, CRF is associated with significant arterial functional abnormalities in uremic children and not controlled by dialysis treatment. These results suggest that, even in young children, uremia has a profound impact on arterial function.

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Title: Evaluation of aortic stiffness in children with chronic renal failure
Authors: Ali Rahmi Bakiler
Onder Yavascan
Nilgun Harputluoglu
Orhan Deniz Kara
Nejat Aksu
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-007-0562-7

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