Effect of Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment on Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Functions in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

reSultS: The mean age was 47 ± 13 years and 38 (74.5%) of the patients were male. No significant difference was found in echocardiographic parameters including ejection fraction, fractional shortening, left ventricular mass, left ventricular mass index, left ventricular posterior wall thickness, inter ventricular septal thickness, left atrial diameter, early diastolic filling/late diastolic filling ratio before and after the period of PD. Left ventricular end-systolic diameter and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter values were significantly lower found in the period after PD.