Population
38 children and adolescents on dialysis and 16 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects.
Comparison
Evaluation of left ventricular function using… vs 16 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Diastolic dysfunction appears common in pediatric dialysis; leaves open prognostic value and TDI's incremental role.
Tissue Doppler imaging correlates well with conventional echocardiography in demonstrating that left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is common in paediatric dialysis patients.
Çivilibal et al. (2009) studied this question.
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