Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (25th to 75th percentile).
P1 -value:comparison between pre- and post-HD;P2 -value:comparison between pre-HD and controls; SBP:Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; IVSd: Interventricular septum thickness at end-diastole; PWd: left ventricular posterior wall thickness at end-diastole; LVEDV: left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV: left ventricular end-systolic volume ;LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; RA: Right atrium minor axis dimension; RV: Right ventricular basal diameter; HR: Heart rate; CO: cardiac output; LAV: left atrial volume; LAVI: left atrial volume index; E-wave: Peak velocity in early diastole; A-wave: Peak velocity in late diastole; E/A: mitral inflow peak early velocity (E)/mitral inflow peak late velocity (A); DT: deceleration time; Septal e’: Septal mitral annulus velocity; Lateral e’: Lateral mitral annulus velocity; E/e’= Mitral valve E-wave / Average e’ ratio; PASP: Pulmonary artery systolic pressure; LVDD: left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
Table 3 Left ventricle and left atrium deformation parameters