Agatella Barchitta, Giacomo Rossitto, Luisa Ruzza, Daniele Maio, Giuseppe Scaparotta, Domenico Bagordo, Francesco Antonini Canterin, Piergiuseppe Piovesana, Teresa Maria Seccia, Federico Nalesso, Lorenzo Calò, Gian Paolo Rossi
BACKGROUND: Congestion predicts a poor prognosis, but its assessment is challenging in clinical practice and requires a multiparametric approach. We investigated if the coronary sinus (CS) diameter can predict mortality in a human model of rapid fluid unloading. METHODS: We measured by echocardiography the CS, and the inferior vena cava (IVC) for comparison, in 60 patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease (ESKD) immediately before and after hemodialysis (HD; age 76 [57-81] years, 40% female, left ventricular ejection fraction 57 [53-56]%)...
December 2023: IJC Heart & Vasculature