
<i>Background/Aims:</i> Haemodialysis-induced myocardial stunning is associated with intradialytic hypotension, increased likelihood of cardiovascular events and death. Dialysis at 35°C reduces stunning, but adverse thermal symptoms limit technique adoption. This study investigated whether individualised body temperature dialysis improves haemodynamic stability and abrogates stunning. <i>Methods:</i> Randomised crossover study of 11 patients compared LV regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMAs) at 37°C (HD<sub>37</sub>) and body temperature (‘individualised’, HD<sub>ind</sub>). Regional systolic function was quantitatively assessed by echocardiography. Haemodynamics were assessed using continuous pulse wave analysis. Thermal symptoms were scored by questionnaire. <i>Results:</i> Mean predialysis body temperature was 36.0 ± 0.1°C. Mean number of peak stress RWMAs per patient was lower with HD<sub>ind</sub> (3.9 ± 1.4 vs. 5.3 ± 1.5, p = 0.03). Intradialytic systolic BP was higher during HD<sub>ind</sub> versus HD<sub>37</sub> (p < 0.001). Individualised body temperature dialysis demonstrated symptomatic tolerability comparable to HD<sub>37</sub>. <i>Conclusions:</i> Individualised-temperature haemodialysis abrogates stunning, providing effective haemodynamic stabilisation at no additional therapy cost.
Male, Systole, Heart Ventricles, Blood Pressure, Body Temperature, Kidney Failure, Renal Dialysis, Dialysis Solutions, 80 and over, Humans, Prospective Studies, Chronic, Precision Medicine, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Myocardial Stunning, Cross-Over Studies, Hemodynamics, Temperature, Individualized Medicine, Middle Aged, Echocardiography, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Female
Male, Systole, Heart Ventricles, Blood Pressure, Body Temperature, Kidney Failure, Renal Dialysis, Dialysis Solutions, 80 and over, Humans, Prospective Studies, Chronic, Precision Medicine, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Myocardial Stunning, Cross-Over Studies, Hemodynamics, Temperature, Individualized Medicine, Middle Aged, Echocardiography, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Female
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