Cardiac imaging in patients with chronic kidney disease

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 207 (2015).
doi:10.1038/nrneph.2014.243

Authors: Diana Y. Y. Chiu, Darren Green, Nik Abidin, Smeeta Sinha & Philip A. Kalra
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) carry a high cardiovascular risk. In this patient group, cardiac structure and function are frequently abnormal and 74% of patients with CKD stage 5 have left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) at the initiation of renal replacement therapy. Cardiac changes, such

Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - January 6, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Diana Y. Y. ChiuDarren GreenNik AbidinSmeeta SinhaPhilip A. Kalra Tags: Review Source Type: research