Abstract:Introduction
In chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, the case fatality rate caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is higher than in the general population [1]. In patients hospitalised with COVID 19, right heart dysfunction is present in 20% of the cases, associated with an increased risk of all-cause death [2].
Purpose
CARDIO-SCARS in CKD is a currently ongoing multi-center observation… Show more
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