Background Echocardiographic strain measurements require extensive operator experience
and have significant intervendor variability. Creating an automated, open-source, vendor …

Background The predictive value of left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) to
predict outcomes in different left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) cohorts is not well …

Background: Circulating troponin levels are both stable and higher in patients with end-
stage renal disease, even in the absence of acute coronary syndrome. These patients …

Background Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in end-stage renal disease
(ESRD). To develop better means to assess cardiovascular risk in these patients, we …

Background Women with HIV (WWH) face heightened risks of heart failure; however,
insights on immune/inflammatory pathways potentially contributing to left ventricular (LV) …

Background Systolic and diastolic blood pressure is associated with physiologic changes of
aortic wall and left ventricular structure. We aimed to evaluate aortic stiffness index and …

Background: Cardiovascular mortality is high in haemodialysis (HD) patients. Arterial
stiffness and global longitudinal strain (GLS) are important non-atheromatous …

Introduction Renal transplantation (RT) increases survival in end‐stage kidney disease
patients but cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality …

Aim To investigate abnormalities in myocardial strain and classic echocardiographic indices
and coronary flow reserve (CFR), in younger versus older CKD patients. Methods Sixty …

Introduction: Hypotension during dialysis is a common complication of hemodialysis and is
associated with increased patient mortality and morbidity. Intradialytic hypotension is a …