← brief for 2026-09-14 · Slowing decline

Temporal Changes in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction After Initiating Hemodialysis.

Key takeaways

In 278 people who started dialysis, heart pumping ability (called LVEF) often dropped over time — especially in the first year. This study shows a link between starting dialysis and lower heart function, but it does not prove that dialysis caused the change.

Who did this work

Oshima A (Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.) · Horiuchi Y (Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.) · Matsumoto T (Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.) · Ito K (Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.) · Garg S (Department of Cardiology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, UK.) · Onuma Y (CORRIB Research Centre for Advanced Imaging and Core Laboratory, University of Galway, Ireland.) · Serruys PW (CORRIB Research Centre for Advanced Imaging and Core Laboratory, University of Galway, Ireland.) · Tanabe K (Division of Cardiology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.) · Mise N (Department of Nephrology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-13
https://doi.org/10.1002/1744-9987.70220