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Table 4 Associations of UCG parameters with percent increase in the number of PVCs during haemodialysis

From: Association of serum electrolyte changes during haemodialysis with stimulation of premature ventricular contractions

 

Period I (4 h during dialysis)

Period II (4 h immediately after dialysis)

UCG parameters

mean ± SD or median value

ß ± S.E. (P)

ß ± S.E. (P)

IVST

10.7 ± 1.4

− 2.60 ± 1.66 (ns)

− 1.69 ± 0.78 (0.037)

LVEF

66.0% (95% CI 64.0–70.7)

0.02 ± 0.20 (ns)

− 0.61 ± 0.26 (0.023)

LAD

43.0 mm (95% CI 41.4–44.7)

1.19 ± 0.34 (0.001)

− 0.61 ± 0.36 (ns)

LVDd

48.8 ± 6.4

− 0.26 ± 0.37 (ns)

− 0.86 ± 0.53 (ns)

  1. IVST, interventricular septum thickness; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LAD, left atrial dimension; LVDd, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; ß, correlation coefficient; S.E., standard error; P, p value; ns, not significant; and CI, confidence interval