Open AccessClinical utility of left ventricular strain, wall stress and serum brain natriuretic peptide levels in chronic hemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Abeer M Shawky,
Rehab M. Hamdy,
Asmaa A Elmadbouly
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the egyptian heart journal /the egyptian heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.212
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2090-911X
pISSN - 1110-2608
DOI - 10.1016/j.ehj.2018.05.006
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ejection fraction , brain natriuretic peptide , hemodialysis , natriuretic peptide , speckle tracking echocardiography , heart failure
Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) reliably assesses LV systolic function. The precise relation between LV wall stress and serum Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations in hemodialysis (HD) patients needs to be clarified. BNP levels are raised in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and could reflect LV impairment among HD patients.