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The reproducibility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measures of aortic stiffness and their relationship to cardiac structure in prevalent haemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT: Background:Aortic stiffness is one of the earliest signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with chronic kidney disease and an independent predictor of mortality. It is thought to drive left ventricular (LV) remodelling, an established biomarker for mortality. The relationship between direct and indirect measures of aortic stiffness and LV remodelling is not defined in dialysis patients, nor are the reproducibility of methods used to assess aortic stiffness using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. Methods:Using 3T CMR, we report the results of (i) the interstudy, interobserver and intra-observer reproducibility of ascending aortic distensibility (AAD), descending aortic distensibility (DAD) and aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) in 10 haemodialysis (HD) patients and (ii) the relationship between AAD, DAD and aPWV and LV mass index (LVMi) and LV remodelling in 70 HD patients. Results:Inter- and intra-observer variability of AAD, DAD and aPWV were excellent [intraclass correlation (ICC) >?0.9 for all]. Interstudy reproducibility of AAD was excellent {ICC 0.94 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.78-0.99]}, but poor for DAD and aPWV [ICC 0.51 (-0.13-0.85) and 0.51 (-0.31-0.89)]. AAD, DAD and aPWV associated with LVMi on univariate analysis (??=?-0.244, P?=?0.04; ??=-0.315, P?

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The reproducibility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measures of aortic stiffness and their relationship to cardiac structure in prevalent haemodialysis patients.

Graham-Brown Matthew P M MPM Adenwalla Sherna F SF Lai Florence Y FY Hunt William H WH Parke Kelly K Gulsin Gaurav G Burton James O JO McCann Gerry P GP

Clinical kidney journal 20180621 6

<h4>Background</h4>Aortic stiffness is one of the earliest signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with chronic kidney disease and an independent predictor of mortality. It is thought to drive left ventricular (LV) remodelling, an established biomarker for mortality. The relationship between direct and indirect measures of aortic stiffness and LV remodelling is not defined in dialysis patients, nor are the reproducibility of methods used to assess aortic stiffness using cardiac magneti ...[more]

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The reproducibility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measures of aortic stiffness and their relationship to cardiac structure in prevalent haemodialysis patients.

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The reproducibility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measures of aortic stiffness and their relationship to cardiac structure in prevalent haemodialysis patients.

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