Aspecte ale echo-cardiografiei la pacienții cu IRC

Abstract

Summary. Cardiovascular disease is the major cauze of death among patients with end-stage renal disease, accounting for almost half of all fatalities.ln recent years much progress has been made in understanding the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in the uraemic population. Asignificant proportion of patients have established cardiovascular complications on initiation of dialysis, raisingthe possibility of early correction of anemia as a strategy for preventing cardiovascular comorbidities among renal patients.