Improved Left Ventricular Structure and Function After Successful Kidney Transplantation

Background/Aims: Cardiac changes observed in chronic kidney disease patients are of multifactorial origin including chronic uremia, hemodynamics or inflammation. Restoration of renal function by kidney transplantation (KTX) may reverse cardiac changes. Novel echocardiographic methods such as speckle...

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Main Authors: Bernd Hewing, Anna Maria Dehn, Oliver Staeck, Fabian Knebel, Sebastian Spethmann, Karl Stangl, Gert Baumann, Henryk Dreger, Klemens Budde, Fabian Halleck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/450559