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Kidney Disease
Research reports from M.Y. Chan and co-authors provide new insights into kidney disease
December 28th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, " Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have high cardiovascular risk. Although stress imaging provides accurate risk estimation in this population, it is unknown if combinatorial cardiac imaging adds incremental value." "Methods and results We performed transthoracic echocardiography and stress single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to assess their value in predicting late cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in 200 patients with creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min without a history of coronary heart disease. During a median follow-up duration of 3.7 (3.5-4.0) years, there were 25 deaths because of CVD....
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-12-28)
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