Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2019

PREVALANCE AND PROGRESSION OF CARDIOVASCULAR CALCIFICATIONS IN HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Dilleswar Rompivalasa, Meghana Chigurupati

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important global public health problem affecting approximately 10% of the global population. However the poorer outcomes from CKD are not related to kidney failure but also include a wide array of morbidity and mortality related to complications, particularly from decreased kidney function and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective observational study done at government general hospital Vijayawada. From may 2016 to august 2017. Valvular calcification: Two dimensional assessment of the aortic valve and mitral valve by 2D– echo, together with continuous–wave doppler ultrasonography, was performed according to parasternal long–axis and short axis views. Echocardiography is a sensitive and specific method for the detection of valve calcifications. Cardiac valve calcification is defined as ight echoes of more than 1 mm on 1 or more cusps of the aortic ormal mitral valve or mitral annulus. Three grades were established according to the calcification area: score:0 for no calcification,score:1 for mild calcification, when there were only small, isolated areas; score:2 for moderate and severe calcifications, when calcification was extensive and diffuse.

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PREVALANCE AND PROGRESSION OF CARDIOVASCULAR CALCIFICATIONS IN HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS, DILLESWAR ROMPIVALASA, MEGHANA CHIGURUPATI INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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