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Identification of cardiovascular abnormalities by multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in end-stage renal disease patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

Ling LinQiuxia XieMei ZhengXu-Hui ZhouIlona A DekkersQian TaoHildo J Lamb
Published in: European radiology (2021)
• Even with preserved LVEF and no known cardiovascular diseases, ESRD patients on peritoneal dialysis demonstrated elevated myocardial T1 and T2 values and decreased left ventricular strain. • Subclinical changes in myocardial tissue composition may exist in ESRD patients on peritoneal dialysis even when no systolic or diastolic dysfunction was detected by routine echocardiography based on ejection fraction, left atrium size, and tissue Doppler. • Right ventricular free wall strain could be enhanced in response to subclinical LV systolic dysfunction in ESRD patients on peritoneal dialysis with preserved LVEF at an early stage.
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