Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiac insufficiency often co-exist, particularly in uremic
patients on hemodialysis (HD). The occurrence of abnormal renal function in patients with …

Uremic cardiomyopathy (UC) is the cardiac remodelling that occurs in patients with chronic
kidney disease (CKD). It is characterised by a left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy phenotype …

Background High sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and NT-pro-brain natriuretic
peptide (NT-pro BNP) are often elevated in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated …

(1) Background: Measures for the control of diabetes mellitus (DM) and, especially, for the
control of its complications represent a main objective of the research carried out on this …

Background Chronic kidney disease patients have increased risk of cardiovascular
abnormalities. This study investigated the relationship between cardiovascular …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the first cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
mortality. For personalized improved medicine, detecting correctable markers of CVD can be …

Uremic cardiomyopathy (UC), the peculiar cardiac remodeling secondary to the systemic
effects of renal dysfunction, is characterized by left ventricular (LV) diffuse fibrosis with …

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a complex clinical syndrome with
significant morbidity and mortality and seems to be responsible for approximately 50% of …

Background: In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and decreased
ejection fraction (HFrEF), LA strain, an indicator of the filling and discharge of the left atrium …

Introduction We aimed to determine the relationship between the dilatation of the heart
chambers and the change in peritoneal membrane solute transfer characteristics (PMTC) in …