血液透析患者の心機能に対するC型肝炎ウイルス感染の影響について

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Hepatitis C virus evokes various conditions in addition to chronic liver diseases in infected patients. Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of poor prognosis in patients receiving hemodialysis. Since hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis patients is observed at as high as 10-20%, we evaluated cardiovascular functions by the results of heart ultrasonography, electrocardiogram and cardiothoracic ratio in 37 patients receiving hemodialysis. Hepatitis C virus infection was found in ten patients, and the other 27 patients were negative for anti-HCV nor serum HCV RNA. Comparison of cardiovascular measurements between two groups showed no definitive differences in heart ultrasonography, electrocardiogram and cardiothoracic ratio. In conclusion, clinical evaluation with heart ultrasonography, electrocardiogram and cardiothoracic ratio revealed no evidence of cardiovascular damage induced by hepatitis C virus infection.原著Original Paper
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