[Improvement of left ventricular hypertrophy by anemic-correcting erythropoietin therapy in chronic renal insufficiency].

Objective: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients. It remains unclear whether efforts to correct anemia in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) can reverse LVH. This prospective multi-center Chinese cohort study evaluates left ventricular mass index (LVMI) evolution in anemic CRI patients with or without recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) therapy.