Table 2.

Pre- and post-HD hematological and biochemical values for both groups at baseline and follow-up^a

Parameter	Patients without Fixed Reduction in Segmental Systolic Reduction				Patients with Fixed Reduction in Segmental Systolic Reduction
	Baseline		Follow-Up		Baseline		Follow-Up
	Pre-HD	Post-HD	Pre-HD	Post-HD	Pre-HD	Post-HD	Pre-HD	Post-HD
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	10.8 ± 1.1	11.3 ± 1.0	11.8 ± 1.7	12.2 ± 1.8	11.2 ± 1.5	11.7 ± 1.6	11.9 ± 1.6	12.2 ± 1.7
Sodium (mmol/L)	137 ± 3	137 ± 2	136 ± 4	137 ± 2	138 ± 3	138 ± 2	137 ± 4	137 ± 3
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.3 ± 0.5	2.8 ± 0.5	4.4 ± 0.8	2.8 ± 0.4	4.9 ± 1.0	2.9 ± 0.4	4.6 ± 0.1	3.0 ± 0.7
Urea (mmol/L)	19.6 ± 4.7	5.8 ± 2.1	17.8 ± 5.6	5.4 ± 2.4	21 ± 4.6	6.5 ± 2.2	23.3 ± 8.7	7.0 ± 2.9
Creatinine (μmol/L)	665 ± 165	258 ± 74	618 ± 165	250 ± 87	658 ± 213	267 ± 107	725 ± 257	300 ± 148
Phosphate (mmol/L)	1.8 ± 0.4	0.8 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.5	0.7 ± 0.2	1.5 ± 0.5	0.8 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.6	0.8 ± 0.3
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	23.8 ± 1.9	27.1 ± 4.1	22.8 ± 2.2	27 ± 1.6	23.1 ± 2.5	27.9 ± 2.4	24.2 ± 2.6	26.8 ± 1.7
Corrected calcium (mmol/L)	2.4 ± 0.2	2.3 ± 0.1	2.4 ± 0.1	2.3 ± 0.1	2.4 ± 0.1	2.4 ± 0.1	2.4 ± 0.2	2.3 ± 0.1
Albumin (g/L)	34.4 ± 2.9	35.8 ± 3.8	30.6 ± 6.2	32.3 ± 7.4	35.3 ± 4.7	36.6 ± 5.5	35.2 ± 4.4	37.1 ± 4.9
cTnT (μg/L)	0.07 ± 0.05	–	0.12 ± 0.12	–	0.09 ± 0.06	–	0.08 ± 0.05	–
Kt/Vurea	1.3 ± 0.2	–	1.4 ± 0.2	–	1.3 ± 0.3	–	1.3 ± 0.4	–

^aThere were no significant differences between different or within the same groups at either time point (P > 0.1).