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ArticleUltrasound international open2018

Sonographic Venous Velocity Index Identifies Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Severe Diastolic Dysfunction.

Markus Meier, Wolfram Johannes Jabs, Maria Guthmann, Gesa Geppert, Ali Aydin, Martin Nitschke

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Markus MeierNephrology Center Reinbek and Geesthacht, Outpatient Clinic, Reinbek, Germany.
Wolfram Johannes JabsVivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Nephrology, Berlin, Germany.
Maria GuthmannKrankenhaus-Reinbek Sankt Adolf-Stift, Cardiology, Reinbek, Germany.
Gesa GeppertNephrology Center Reinbek and Geesthacht, Outpatient Clinic, Reinbek, Germany.
Ali AydinKrankenhaus-Reinbek Sankt Adolf-Stift, Cardiology, Reinbek, Germany.
Martin NitschkeUniversitat zu Lubeck Sektion Medizin, Medical Clinic I, Lubeck, Germany.

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Abstract

objectiveDiagnosing cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to remain challenging in outpatient practice. In this study, we investigate whether a newly developed venous velocity ultrasound index (VVI) can differentiate between patients with CRS and patients with CKD of other cause or normal renal function (NRF).

methodsPatients with CRS (n

resultsThe GFRs of patients with CRS and those with CKD were comparable (26.4±5 and 25.6±7 ml/min/m2), as was the age in patients with CRS and NRF (6 ±12 years and 68±16 years, respectively). There was no significant difference in ejection fraction between patients with CRS and those with CKD (44.2±6.2% vs. 47.4 ±7.2), but there was a significant decrease compared to those with NRF (52.6 ±5.1, p<0.01). The VVI was significantly higher in the CRS group (0.81± 0.18) compared to the CKD group (0.18± 0.17, p<0.01) or NRF group (0.22± 0.20, p<0.01). The positive predictability of CRS was 96.4% in patients with VVI values of >0.6.

conclusionThe newly developed VVI was useful in successfully predicting severe diastolic dysfunction (CRS) in patients with severe kidney injury in outpatient care.

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cardiorenal syndromechronic kidney diseaserenal ultrasoundrenal venous congestion

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