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World J Nephrol. Dec 25, 2025; 14(4): 111297
Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111297
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in chronic kidney disease and anaesthesia implications
Hemlata Kapoor, Dheeraj Kapoor
Hemlata Kapoor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai 400053, Mahārāshtra, India
Dheeraj Kapoor, Deopartment of Endocrinology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hopsital and Research Centre, Mumbai 400053, India
Co-first authors: Hemlata Kapoor and Dheeraj Kapoor.
Author contributions: Kapoor H and Kapoor D designed the study, researched various articles on the subject and prepared the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Hemlata Kapoor, MD, Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, 4 Bungalows Andheri W, Mumbai 400053, Mahārāshtra, India. h_sarinkapoor@hotmail.co.uk
Received: June 27, 2025
Revised: July 29, 2025
Accepted: October 28, 2025
Published online: December 25, 2025
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Core Tip: The extent of diastolic dysfunction in renal failure patients is increasingly gaining interest. Its implications on progress of chronic kidney disease and vice versa are known as cardiorenal syndrome. These patients present with heart failure inspite of adequate ejection fraction. These patients sometimes have pulmonary oedema during weaning of from ventilator. Various pharmcotherapeutic agents have been found useful in preserving contractility of heart.