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Do myocardial strain measurements identify abnormalities in left ventricular and left atrial function in patients with end-stage renal disease compared to normal controls?
Do myocardial strain measurements identify abnormalities in left ventricular and left atrial function in patients with end-stage renal disease compared to normal controls?
Myocardial strain imaging detects subclinical left ventricular and atrial systolic and diastolic dysfunction in patients with end-stage renal disease, which may not be apparent with traditional Doppler parameters.
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Strain may detect subclinical LV/LA dysfunction in ESRD missed by standard echo; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Calleja et al. (2016) studied this question.
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