Left ventricular mass in dialysis patients, determinants and relation with outcome. Results from the COnvective TRansport STudy (CONTRAST).

Left ventricular mass in dialysis patients, determinants and relation with outcome. Results from the COnvective TRansport STudy (CONTRAST).

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Left ventricular mass (LVM) is known to be related to overall and cardiovascular mortality in end stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients. The aims of the present study are 1) to determine whether LVM is associated with mortality and various cardiovascular events and 2) to id...

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Main Authors: Ira M Mostovaya, Michiel L Bots, Marinus A van den Dorpel, Roel Goldschmeding, Claire H den Hoedt, Otto Kamp, Renée Levesque, Albert H A Mazairac, E Lars Penne, Dorine W Swinkels, Neelke C van der Weerd, Piet M Ter Wee, Menso J Nubé, Peter J Blankestijn, Muriel P C Grooteman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3914777?pdf=render

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