Silent cardiac burden: Echocardiographic abnormalities and their predictors in kidney transplant candidates and their impact on graft function

Table 2 Echocardiographic findings

Variables	n	Percentage (%)
LVH	92	36
LVSD
Ejection fraction 50% or more	226	87.9
Mild dysfunction LVSD 40%-49%	23	8.9
Moderate dysfunction LVSD 30%-39%	7	2.7
LVSD less than 30%	1	0.4
DD
Impaired relaxation	60	85
Pseudonormal filling	10	14
Restrictive filling	1	1
PH in mmHg
Mild 20-40 mmHg	52	72.8
Moderate 41-55 mmHg	12	18.2
Severe > 55 mmHg	2	3
MR (grades)
Mild	126	56
Mild to moderate	94	22
Moderate to severe	4	2
Mitral stenosis
Yes	1	1
No	256	99
TR (grades)
Mild	150	90
Moderate	15	9
Severe	1	1
AR (grades)
Mild	43	96
Moderate	2	4
Aortic stenosis (grades)
Mild	3	100
Moderate	0	0
Severe	0	0
Pericardial effusion (grades)
Mild, less than 1 mm	38	88
Moderate 1-2 mm	5	12
Large, more than 2 mm	0	0

AR: Aortic regurgitation; DD: Diastolic dysfunction; LVH: Left ventricular hypertrophy; LVSD: Left ventricular systolic dysfunction; MR: Mitral regurgitation; PH: Pulmonary hypertension; TR: Tricuspid regurgitation.