Evaluation of potential long-term changes in endothelial functions and basic echocardiographic parameters in unilateral nephrectomy patients.
Sultan ÖzkurtYusuf KaravelioğluMacit KalcikIbrahim DoganAhmet MusmulPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
In conclusion, 50% decrease in nephron mass due to unilateral nephrectomy may result in decreased eGFR, impaired endothelial functions and cardiac hypertrophy. What triggers endothelial dysfunction and cardiac hypertrophy in the event of mild decrease in GFR when creatinine has not been elevated yet remains unclear, but uric acid may be playing a role in this process necessitating large-scaled studies.
Keyphrases
- uric acid
- ejection fraction
- end stage renal disease
- metabolic syndrome
- endothelial cells
- small cell lung cancer
- robot assisted
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- tyrosine kinase
- atrial fibrillation
- risk assessment
- left atrial
- climate change