Sublingual functional capillary rarefaction in chronic heart failure.

Patricia P WadowskiMartin HülsmannChristian SchoergenhoferIrene M LangRaphael WurmThomas GremmelRenate KoppensteinerBarbara SteinlechnerMichael SchwameisBernd Jilma

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2017)

CHF patients have got a markedly lower functional and total perfused capillary density in sublingual microvasculature when compared to controls, indicating a systemic decrease in microcirculation.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
allergic rhinitis