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Demonstrates fluid overload affects heart function in hemodialysis patients, indicating the need for better assessment methods.
Our study demonstrates that in patients on dialysis, even mild (often subclinical) fluid overload is associated with structural and functional heart changes. Early identification of fluid overload with improved methods of volume assessment is thus warranted and especially in lean patients.
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