Table 4 Comparison of pre- and post-treatment cardiac function in the two groups.

From: Safety of Low-calcium Dialysate and its Effects on Coronary Artery Calcification in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis

Variables

LCD (\(\overline{x}\) ± s, n = 80)

HCD (\(\overline{x}\) ± s, n = 84)

p value

pre-treatment

EF

0.626 ± 0.039

0.617 ± 0.083

0.375

E/Amax

0.905 ± 0.383

0.914 ± 0.111

0.845

post-treatment

EF

0.627 ± 0.038

0.635 ± 0.061

0.321

E/Amax

0.833 ± 0.134

0.753 ± 0.116

<0.001

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