Echocardiography and right ventricular function in NKF stage III cronic kidney disease: Ultrasound nephrologists' role.

ABSTRACT: TAPSE measurement during echocardiography is a well known measure of right heart systo-diastolic function. Low TAPSE means reduced cranio-caudal excursion of tricuspidal annulus, sign of both reduced ejection fraction and reduced distensibility of right ventricle. It is a good prognostic index for cardiac mortality risk in CHF patients, adding significant prognostic information to NYHA stadiation. Nephrologists do not always fully aware of right ventricular function in their patients affected by chronic renal failure (CRF), even if this datum is probably crucial in vascular access policy. Our study was designed to study right ventricle function and TAPSE on 202 patients affected by moderate chronic renal failure, free from overt pulmonary hypertension. TAPSE, PAPs, right chambers diameters

SUBMITTER: Floccari F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558239 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature