Long ‐term impacts of hemodialysis on the right ventricle: Assessment via 3‐dimensional speckle‐tracking echocardiography

ConclusionsRVEF by 3DSTE could be an important predictor of IDH in MHD patients, and lower ultrafiltration rate was protective for RVEF. 3DSTE may have potential in RV evaluation and risk stratification in MHD patients.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - January 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Minmin Sun, Xuesen Cao, Yao Guo, Xiao Tan, Lili Dong, Cuizhen Pan, Xianhong Shu Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research