Echocardiographic Changes in Prevalent Hemodialysis Population Based on Cardiac Symptomatology
Vesna Pakic,
Marija Dobricic,
Miodrag Milic
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND Despite the prevalence of cardiovascular complications in hemodialysis (HD) patients, routine screening for asymptomatic individuals remains underexplored in clinical practice, particularly beyond those assessed for kidney transplantation. This study aimed to investigate echocardiographic changes in prevalent HD patients, irrespective of symptomatic presentation.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS A prospective, single-center study spanning 36 months included 79 HD patients. Grouping was based on cardiac symptom… Show more
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