Renal vein measurement using ultrasonography in patients with cirrhotic ascites and congestive heart failure.

Masahiro KanekoNaoki MatsumotoMariko KumagawaYukinobu WatanabeMidori HirayamaHiroshi NakagawaraToshiki YamamotoMasahiro OgawaMitsuhiko Moriyama

Published in: Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (2021)

The left renal vein and IVC can be measured using ultrasonography. It might help in furthering our understanding of the pathophysiology of renal congestion in these patients.

Keyphrases

heart failure
end stage renal disease
magnetic resonance imaging
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
contrast enhanced
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
cell free