Association between Clinical and Doppler Echocardiographic Parameters with Sudden Death in Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients, but there is little information about underlying risk factors. Objectives: Evaluate the association between clinical and echocardiographic variables with SCD on HD patients. M...

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Main Authors: Silvio Henrique Barberato, Sérgio Gardano Elias Bucharles, Marcia Ferreira Alves Barberato, Roberto Pecoits-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016005019101&lng=en&tlng=en