Table 1 Haemodynamic and echocardiography Doppler findings obtained before and after haemodialysis

Ultrafiltration (l)

3.0 ± 1.1

1.9 ± 0.9^a

LV mass index (g/m²)

102 ± 33

90 ± 13

LV ejection fraction (%)

54 ± 16

49 ± 22

Body weight (kg)^b

67.5 ± 16.0/64.5 ± 15.3^c

85.2 ± 19.6/83.4 ± 20.0^c

Systolic BP (mmHg)^b

145 ± 17/133 ± 26^c

135 ± 13/131 ± 22

Diastolic BP (mmHg)^b

81 ± 10/76 ± 13

73 ± 13/67 ± 9

Heart rate (beats/min)^b

75 ± 12/77 ± 14

91 ± 23/91 ± 23

Cardiac index (l/min per m²)^b

3.3 ± 0.9/2.9 ± 0.8^c

3.2 ± 0.6/3.0 ± 0.7

CVP (mmHg)^b

-/-

13 ± 6/8 ± 6^c

SVR (dynes·s/cm⁵)^b

-/-

989 ± 134/1111 ± 235^c

LVEDVI (ml/m²)^b

73 ± 26/57 ± 26^c

56 ± 12/45 ± 13^c

IVRT (ms)^b

81 ± 16/105 ± 37^c

-/-

V_max E (cm/s)^b

94 ± 25/71 ± 26^c

77 ± 17/70 ± 22

V_max A (cm/s)^b

97 ± 25/94 ± 30

70 ± 32/76 ± 34

E/A ratio^b

1.00 ± 0.25/0.77 ± 0.26^c

1.47 ± 1.29/1.06 ± 0.59^c

DT_E (ms)^b

194 ± 58/271 ± 114^c

147 ± 41/241 ± 92

V_max S (cm/s)^b

59 ± 15/59 ± 14

57 ± 22/59 ± 8

V_max D (cm/s)^b

51 ± 16/42 ± 11^c

53 ± 21/55 ± 17

S/D ratio^b

1.21 ± 0.32/1.44 ± 0.30^c

1.23 ± 0.58/1.15 ± 0.32