Why the study?
Does echocardiography detect cardiac involvement in patients with chronic renal failure and suggestive symptoms?
Population
50 patients in chronic renal failure with symptoms suggestive of possible cardiac involvement
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Supports echocardiography assessment in symptomatic chronic renal failure; hypothesis-generating, requires prospective validation before practice change.
Does echocardiography detect cardiac involvement in patients with chronic renal failure and suggestive symptoms?
Echocardiography is a highly useful tool for assessing symptomatic patients with chronic renal failure to diagnose pericardial, myocardial, and valvular abnormalities.
Ivan A. D’Cruz (1978) studied this question.
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