Open AccessEchocardiographic Parameters are Independently Associated with Rate of Renal Function Decline and Progression to Dialysis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Szu-Chia Chen,
HoMing Su,
ChiChih Hung,
JerMing Chang,
Wanchun Liu,
JerChia Tsai,
MingYen Lin,
ShangJyh Hwang,
HungChun Chen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.04660511
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , left ventricular hypertrophy , cardiology , kidney disease , dialysis , ejection fraction , hazard ratio , proteinuria , confidence interval , heart failure , blood pressure , urology , kidney
Cardiac abnormalities were frequently noted in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study is designed to assess whether echocardiographic parameters are associated with rate of renal function decline and progression to dialysis in CKD stage 3 to 5 patients.