Speckle-tracking echocardiography in comparison with ejection fraction for prediction of cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease.
Janna TerhuerneMerel van DiepenRafael KramannJohanna ErpenbeckFriedo DekkerNikolaus MarxJürgen FloegeMichael BeckerGeorg SchlieperPublished in: Clinical kidney journal (2021)
In summary, in chronic dialysis patients, GLS is a more precise predictor of cardiovascular mortality than conventional echocardiography-derived EF.