Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, Left Ventricular Remodeling and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Impairment.

Conclusions: CMD but not eGFR was independently associated with abnormal cardiac mechanics and an increased risk of CV events. CMD may mediate the effect of CKD on abnormal cardiac function and CV events in those without overt CAD. PMID: 31779467 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Circulation - November 28, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bajaj N, Singh A, Zhou W, Gupta A, Fujikura K, Byrne C, Harms HJ, Osborne MT, Bravo P, Andrikopoulou E, Divakaran S, Bibbo CF, Hainer J, Skali H, Taqueti V, Steigner M, Dorbala S, Charytan DM, Prabhu SD, Blankstein R, Deo RC, Solomon SD, Di Carli MF Tags: Circulation Source Type: research