How important is echocardiography for risk stratification in follow-up of patients with chronic kidney disease?

Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 178-179

  Zoccali, Carmine ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SURFACE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947684373     PISSN: 17458323     EISSN: 17458331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0441     Document Type: Short Survey

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