Myocardial fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction in patients on chronic haemodialysis
Author(s) -
Maria Angela Losi,
Bruno Memoli,
Carla Contaldi,
G. Barbati,
M. Del Prete,
Sandro Betocchi,
Massimo Cavallaro,
Gerardo Carpinella,
Angelica Fundaliotis,
L S Parrella,
Valentina Parisi,
Bruna Guida,
M Chiariello
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfp747
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , diastole , myocardial fibrosis , doppler echocardiography , fibrosis , population , hemodialysis , blood pressure , environmental health
Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is linked to myocardial collagen content in many cardiac diseases. There are no data regarding such relationship in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing haemodialysis.
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