Defining Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Children on Peritoneal Dialysis


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Borzych D., BAKKALOĞLU EZGÜ S. A., Zaritsky J., Suarez A., Wong W., Ranchin B., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.6, sa.8, ss.1934-1943, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background and objectives Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an important end point of dialysis-associated cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different pediatric reference systems on the estimated prevalence of LVH in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD).