The Relationship Between Arteriovenous Fistula And Cardiac Abnormalities In Haemodialysis Patients

Abstract

The major cause of death in HD patients is a cardiovascular event. More than 50% of subjects treated by chronic HD die from CV diseases (seals et al., 1994). Few studies examine the effect of high flow AVF on cardiac performance (Stem et al., 2011). We conduct this study to assess the effect of high flow AVF on cardiac functions and to study the cardiac functions in relation to the AVF sites. The patient were classified according flow of AVF into group : Group I: Includes haemodialysis patients with AVF flow more than 1200 (ml/min).(high flow). Group II: Includes haemodialysis patients with AVF flow from 500 (ml/min) to 1200 (ml/min).(normal flow). All subjects had been subjected to: Full history taking, complete physical and general examination ,duplex ultrasound of AVF, Echocardiographic assessment of the heart. The data were collected, revised, verified and analyzed statistically