Age is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population and in
dialysis patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of age on the …

The excessive cardiovascular mortality seen in patients with end-stage renal disease seems
to be closely related to accelerated coronary atherosclerosis. Some echocardiographic …

Objective The patient's clinical features at hemodialysis initiation can affect their prognosis in
the subsequent dialysis period; however, these features have not been fully elucidated in …

Objective The aim of this study was to identify the major echocardiographic abnormalities in
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Background …

Background: In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) hypertension is common and
often leads to left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, but hypotension at …

Background: Cardiac remodeling has been demonstrated in patients on hemodialysis and in
predialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Using functional echocardiographic …

Background Cardiac disease is the main cause of death in hemodialysis patients. In
hemodialysis patients cardiovascular complications are great clinical challenge, and …

1Dr. Ivan Barbot Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Popovača and 2Department of Nephrology and
Dialysis, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia Hypertension is …

Background: A majority of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have cardiovascular
disease at the initiation of dialysis therapy, suggesting that periodic echocardiographic …

Introduction. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk factors and clinical
characteristics of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in elderly hemodialysis …