Sonographic Venous Velocity Index Identifies Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Severe Diastolic Dysfunction

Objective Diagnosing cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to remain challenging in outpatient practice. In this study, we investigate whether a newly developed venous velocity ultrasound index (VVI) can differentiate between patients with CRS and patient...

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Main Authors: Markus Meier, Wolfram Johannes Jabs, Maria Guthmann, Gesa Geppert, Ali Aydin, Martin Nitschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-10-01
Series:Ultrasound International Open
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0684-9483