Title |
Effect of Early Initiation of Dialysis on Cardiac Structure and Function: Results From the Echo Substudy of the IDEAL Trial
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Published in |
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, November 2012
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DOI | 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.09.008 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Gillian A. Whalley, Tom H. Marwick, Robert N. Doughty, Bruce A. Cooper, David W. Johnson, Andrew Pilmore, David C.H. Harris, Carol A. Pollock, John F. Collins, IDEAL Echo Substudy Investigators |
Abstract |
Abnormalities of cardiac structure and function are common in patients undergoing dialysis, and cardiovascular disease is the major cause of mortality in this group. Heart failure is a common clinical manifestation of cardiovascular disease and is preceded by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). There are variable reports about the impact of dialysis on LVH, both deleterious and beneficial. Our study investigated whether the timing of the initiation of dialysis therapy had an impact on cardiac structure and function. |
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