Abstract The 2020 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice
Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Candidates for Kidney Transplantation is …

The challenges inherent in conducting accurate, clinically effective, and cost-effective
cardiac evaluations among transplantation candidates relate to the large size of the target …

Heart failure is a common consequence of CKD, and it portends high risk for mortality.
However, among patients without known heart failure, the associations of different stages of …

Hemodialysis patients carry a large burden of cardiovascular disease; most onerous is the
high risk for sudden cardiac death. Defining sudden cardiac death among hemodialysis …

Background Echocardiographic global longitudinal strain (GLS) is increasingly recognised
as a more effective technique than conventional ejection fraction (EF) in detecting subtle …

Results The median patient age was 64 (25th, 75th percentiles, 57, 72) years, 52.0% of the
patients were women, and the median time on hemodialysis was 40.0 (25th, 75th …

High-sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-
proBNP) strongly predict heart failure (HF) in the general population. However, the …

Background The risk of death in dialysis patients is high, but varies significantly among
patients. No prediction tool is used widely in current clinical practice. We aimed to predict …

Background: Cardiovascular disease among hemodialysis (HD) patients is linked to poor
outcomes. The Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative Workgroup proposed echocardiographic …

Results A total of 190 participants (44% female, 66% black) had echocardiograms during
advanced CKD and after ESRD. Mean (SD) estimated GFR at advanced CKD was 16.9 (3.5) …