The GE Vivid E9 is the top-of-the-line premium cardiovascular ultrasound machine from GE. It has amazing image quality and the latest features including xMatrix and 4D cardiac. This makes cardiac evaluation more efficient, especially in stress echo exams. The E9 also includes Accelerated Volume Architecture, resulting in faster processing times and more patient data via increased volume size, resolution, and rate.
Background: Few data are available regarding longitudinal changes of cardiac structure and function in end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). Aim of the present study is to describe serial echocardiographic findings in a cohort of dialyzed CKD patients. Methods: In this retrospective longitudinal study, we included n = 120 dialyzed CKD patients who underwent at least 2 echocardiograms either 1, 2 or 3 years apart. After baseline echocardiogram, n = 112 had a further examination at year 1, n = 76 at year 2 and n = 45 at year 3.
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