Effect of Early Initiation of Dialysis on Cardiac Structure and Function: Results From the Echo Substudy of the IDEAL Trial

Conclusions:
Advanced cardiac disease in these patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease did not progress during the 12-month study period and planned early initiation of dialysis therapy did not result in differences in any echocardiographic variables of cardiac structure and function.

Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases - November 16, 2012 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Gillian A. Whalley, Tom H. Marwick, Robert N. Doughty, Bruce A. Cooper, David W. Johnson, Andrew Pilmore, David C.H. Harris, Carol A. Pollock, John F. Collins, IDEAL Echo Substudy Investigators Tags: Dialysis Source Type: research