Cardiac function assessed by myocardial deformation in adult polycystic kidney disease patients

Cardiac function assessed by myocardial deformation in adult polycystic kidney disease patients

Abstract Background Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) have an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Impaired left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) can be a sign of subclinical cardiac dysfunction even in patients with otherwise pr...

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Main Authors: Mats C. H. Lassen, Atif N. Qasim, Tor Biering-Sørensen, Jacob L. T. Reeh, Terry Watnick, Stephen L. Seliger, Huanwen Chen, Mariem A. Sawan, Daniel Nguyen, Yongfang Li, Susie N. Hong, Meyeon Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography
Global longitudinal Strain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1500-1

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