Abstract:Background: To evaluate the role of dialysis duration, creatine, cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) for predicting left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods: Participants with regular hemodialysis for more than three months between January 2017 and January 2022 were enrolled. Correlation analysis was used to assess the correlations among the clinical, serological and echocardiographic variables. The risk factors of LVSD … Show more
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