Association of Left Atrial Volume With Mortality Among ESRD Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Referred for Kidney Transplantation  Rajan K. Patel,

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Association of Left Atrial Volume With Mortality Among ESRD Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Referred for Kidney Transplantation  Rajan K. Patel, MBChB, Alan G.M. Jardine, BSc, Patrick B. Mark, PhD, Anthony F. Cunningham, BSc, Tracey Steedman, BSc, Joanna R. Powell, MBChB, Emily P. McQuarrie, MBChB, Kathryn K. Stevens, MBChB, Henry J. Dargie, MD, Alan G. Jardine, MD  American Journal of Kidney Diseases  Volume 55, Issue 6, Pages 1088-1096 (June 2010) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.12.033 Copyright © 2010 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Frequency distribution of left atrial volume corrected for body surface area (LAV/BSA). American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2010 55, 1088-1096DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.12.033) Copyright © 2010 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier survival curves according to (A) left atrial volume (LAV) corrected for body surface area (BSA) quartiles (Qs; median survival in years: Q1, 6.1 ± 1.7; Q2, 5.2 ± 2.5; Q3, 4.8 ± 2.6; Q4, 4.6 ± 2.6; log-rank P = 0.01) and (B) presence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD; no LVSD group: n = 151, mean survival 5.4 ± 1.8 years; LVSD group: n = 50, 4.4 ± 3.9 years; log-rank P = 0.02). American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2010 55, 1088-1096DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.12.033) Copyright © 2010 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions