Open AccessCardiac Geometry in Children Receiving Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis
Author(s) -
Sevcan A. Bakkaloğlu,
Dagmara Borzych,
Il Soo Ha,
Erkin Serdaroğlu,
Rainer Büscher,
Paulina Salas,
Hiren P. Patel,
Dorota Drożdż,
Karel Vondrák,
Andréia Watanabe,
Jorge Villagrá,
Önder Yavaşcan,
Maria Valenzuela,
Deborah Gipson,
Kar Hui Ng,
Bradley A. Warady,
Franz Schaefer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.05990710
Subject(s) - medicine , left ventricular hypertrophy , cardiology , peritoneal dialysis , body mass index , mass index , blood pressure
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor and an intermediate end point of dialysis-associated cardiovascular comorbidity. We utilized a global pediatric registry to assess the prevalence, incidence, and predictors of LVH as well as its evolution in the longitudinal follow-up in dialyzed children.