Rachel M Kaplan1, Charles A Herzog2, Brett Larive3, Haris Subacius1, Bruce D Nearing4, Richard Verrier4, Rod S Passman5. 1. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. 2. Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 3. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. 4. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. 5. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. r-passman@northwestern.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). HD 6-times/week (6x/wk) may reduce SCD risk compared to usual 3-times/week HD (3x/wk) by mechanisms unknown. T-wave alternans (TWA), heart rate turbulence (HRT), and ventricular ectopy (VE) are elevated in HD patients, but their response to 6x/wk HD has not been assessed. METHODS: Baseline and 1-year Holter recordings were analyzed from enrollees in the Frequent Hemodialysis Network Daily Trial, a randomized trial comparing 3x/wk to 6x/wk in 245 chronic HD patients. TWA, HRT, and VE were assessed using MARS software. RESULTS: Sixty-eight patients (34 with 6x/wk) had complete baseline and 1-year Holter recordings. Mean age was 50 ± 13 years and 38% were female. Maximum TWA in the 3x/wk and 6x/wk groups were 52.4 μV at baseline and 51.2 μV at 1-year versus 54.0 and 49.9 μV, respectively (P = 0.28). The proportion of abnormal HRT (scores of 1 or 2) in the 3x/wk group decreased from 65% to 56% at 1-year versus 53% to 53% in the 6x/wk group (P = 0.58). Mean %VE changed from 1.6% to 2.9% in the 3x/wk group from baseline to 1-year and from 2.1% to 3.7% in the 6x/wk group (P = 0.85). CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences in HRT or VE at 1-year in chronic HD patients randomized to 6x/wk versus 3x/wk and a trend in TWA reduction. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the impact and mechanisms of SCD in HD.
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BACKGROUND: Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). HD 6-times/week (6x/wk) may reduce SCD risk compared to usual 3-times/week HD (3x/wk) by mechanisms unknown. T-wave alternans (TWA), heart rate turbulence (HRT), and ventricular ectopy (VE) are elevated in HDpatients, but their response to 6x/wk HD has not been assessed. METHODS: Baseline and 1-year Holter recordings were analyzed from enrollees in the Frequent Hemodialysis Network Daily Trial, a randomized trial comparing 3x/wk to 6x/wk in 245 chronic HDpatients. TWA, HRT, and VE were assessed using MARS software. RESULTS: Sixty-eight patients (34 with 6x/wk) had complete baseline and 1-year Holter recordings. Mean age was 50 ± 13 years and 38% were female. Maximum TWA in the 3x/wk and 6x/wk groups were 52.4 μV at baseline and 51.2 μV at 1-year versus 54.0 and 49.9 μV, respectively (P = 0.28). The proportion of abnormal HRT (scores of 1 or 2) in the 3x/wk group decreased from 65% to 56% at 1-year versus 53% to 53% in the 6x/wk group (P = 0.58). Mean %VE changed from 1.6% to 2.9% in the 3x/wk group from baseline to 1-year and from 2.1% to 3.7% in the 6x/wk group (P = 0.85). CONCLUSIONS: There were no significant differences in HRT or VE at 1-year in chronic HDpatients randomized to 6x/wk versus 3x/wk and a trend in TWA reduction. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the impact and mechanisms of SCD in HD.
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