Predicting mortality in haemodialysis patients: a comparison between lung ultrasonography, bioimpedance data and echocardiography parameters | Zendy

Dimitrie Siriopol | Zendy; Simona Hogaş | Zendy; Luminița Voroneanu | Zendy; Mihai Onofriescu | Zendy; Mugurel Apetrii | Zendy; Mihaela Oleniuc | Zendy; Mihaela Moscalu | Zendy; Radu Andy Sascău | Zendy; Adrian Covic | Zendy

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Predicting mortality in haemodialysis patients: a comparison between lung ultrasonography, bioimpedance data and echocardiography parameters

Author(s) -

Dimitrie Siriopol,

Simona Hogaş,

Luminița Voroneanu,

Mihai Onofriescu,

Mugurel Apetrii,

Mihaela Oleniuc,

Mihaela Moscalu,

Radu Andy Sascău,

Adrian Covic

Publication year - 2013

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/gft260

Subject(s) - medicine , lung , dialysis , cardiology , hemodialysis , radiology

The use of lung ultrasonography to evaluate extravascular lung water and its consequences has received growing attention in different clinical areas, including, in recent years, end-stage renal disease patients treated by haemodialysis (HD). Lung congestion is a direct consequence of either overall overhydration and/or cardiac dysfunction, but the exact contribution of each of these tests to mortality is unknown.

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