![LV dysfunction in children on dialysis LV dysfunction in children on dialysis](https://www.pediatricnephrologyindia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/SaudiJKidneyDisTranspl_2016_27_6_1114_194593_u6.jpg)
LV dysfunction in children on dialysis
A recent study from Egypt shows Serum NT-pro BNP levels strongly correlated with LV echocardiographic parameters in patients with ESRD. Despite the high concentrations of NT-pro BNP in all dialysis children, its levels can be used as a diagnostic marker of LV dysfunction by using higher cutoff values. A postdialysis cutoff value of 630 ng/L could serve as a biochemical marker of early LV dysfunction regardless of chronic fluid overload. Long-term follow-up is required to evaluate the prognostic value of NT-pro BNP in those children.
![The area under the curve represents the overall accuracy of the N-terminal-pro B-type natriuretic peptide measurement.](http://www.sjkdt.org/articles/2016/27/6/images/SaudiJKidneyDisTranspl_2016_27_6_1114_194593_u6.jpg)