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Effect of erythropoietin treatment on physical exercise capacity and on renal function in predialytic uremic patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1584314     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Anemia is already present in patients with moderate renal failure and is a major cause of the decline in exercise capacity seen in these patients. We examined the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) treatment in 12 predialytic uremic patients (EPO group: mean age 46 +/- 12 years; 6 men, 6 women) with a mean glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 10 +/- 4 ml/min x 1.73 m2. These patients were compared to a control group of 8 patients (5 men, 3 women). The observation period was 3 months. The EPO group received 300 U/kg body weight i.v. once a week. The EPO group increased their total hemoglobin (THb) from 323 +/- 89 to 466 +/- 128 g (p less than 0.001) and their hemoglobin concentration from 86 +/- 8 to 117 +/- 11 milligrams (p less than 0.001). Their exercise capacity, measured by a standardized exercise test on a bicycle ergometer, increased from 128 +/- 45 to 147 +/- 57 W (p less than 0.01). The control group did not change their THb (349 +/- 124 and 357 +/- 131 g), hemoglobin (93 +/- 8 and 94 +/- 10 milligrams) or exercise capacity (98 +/- 49 and 101 +/- 50 W) during the observation period. There was a significant correlation between the increase in THb and the increase in exercise capacity in the EPO group (r = 0.81, p less than 0.005). The GFR was unchanged in both groups (EPO group: 10 +/- 4 and 10 +/- 6 ml/min x 1.73 m2; control group: 8 +/- 3 and 8 +/- 3 ml/min x 1.73 m2).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
N Clyne; T Jogestrand
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nephron     Volume:  60     ISSN:  0028-2766     ISO Abbreviation:  Nephron     Publication Date:  1992  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-06-16     Completed Date:  1992-06-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0331777     Medline TA:  Nephron     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  390-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Anemia / drug therapy,  etiology
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Erythropoietin / therapeutic use*
Exercise / physiology*
Female
Humans
Kidney / drug effects,  physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Uremia / complications,  drug therapy*,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
11096-26-7/Erythropoietin

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