End-Stage Renal Disease Impairs the Multidirectional Movements of the Common Carotid Artery: Assessment Using Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Carotid Strain Ultrasonography.
Sang-Eun LeeJinyong LeeTae-Hyun YooIn-Jeong ChoSeo Young SongPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular imaging (2018)
Speckle-tracking carotid strain ultrasonography was successfully performed in both normal subjects and patients with ESRD. Multidirectional carotid strain analyses may provide more value than conventional aortic stiffness indices for risk stratification in patients with ESRD.