cardiac perfusion
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult (age >=18 years) hemodialysis (HD) patients who have been treated with HD for at least three months. Patients must have an arterio-venous fistula without recirculation as established by routine Transonic flow measurements. Pre-HD weight at the first dialysis session of the week must be consistently >2 kg above target weight.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The absence of informed consent. 2. Inability to get echocardiographic windows of adequate quality. 3. Left ventricular ejection fraction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameter is the change in myocardial blood flow by 13N-NH3 PET. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary study parameters are the development of left ventricular (LV) regional wall motion abnormalities (akinesia/hypokinesia by PET and echocardiography), electrocardiographic (ECG) signs of ischemia, and laboratory parameters indicative of ischemia (cTnT, cTnI) and inflammation (CRP). | — |
Countries
Netherlands