Why the study?
Cardiovascular disease causes significant morbidity and mortality in chronic haemodialysis patients, but data on cardiac abnormalities in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda, are limited.
There is a high prevalence of echocardiographic abnormalities, particularly left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, among young African patients with ESRD on chronic haemodialysis.
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May support echocardiography in young African ESRD patients on hemodialysis; leaves open effects on prognosis and management.
Kansiime et al. (2020) studied this question.
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