Key result
Among dialysis patients, only 23% have a normal echocardiogram, and those with hyperkinetic disease and severe hypertrophy have a poor prognosis with a 43% 2-year survival after first admission.
Population
Dialysis patients
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Review
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Echocardiography may aid prognostication in dialysis patients; leaves open whether treating hyperkinetic hypertrophy improves survival.
Myocardial disease, particularly left ventricular hypertrophy and hyperkinetic disease, is highly prevalent in dialysis patients and significantly impairs survival.
Parfrey et al. (1991) conducted a review in Myocardial disease in dialysis patients. Myocardial disease was evaluated. Among dialysis patients, only 23% have a normal echocardiogram, and those with hyperkinetic disease and severe hypertrophy have a poor prognosis with a 43% 2-year survival after first admission.
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