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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD)Only 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem worldwide and is associated with a considerable increase in morbidity and mortality, cardiovascular disease is most common cause of death among chronic kidney disease patients.
There is an increasing interest in using vitamin D levels as a novel marker for CVD, because epidemiological data have shown a strong correlation between the risk of CVD and vitamin D deficiency.
The aim of study was to determine the association between serum vitamin D level and cardiac functions assessed by tissue Doppler imaging in chronic kidney disease patients.
Patients and methods: our study conducted on 90 patients from outpatient clinic or inpatient department of national institute of nephrology and urology.
All patients were subjected to full history , full clinical examination, laboratory investigations including : serum urea , serum albumin , complete blood picture, serum electrolytes (calcium and phosphorus), PTH, serum vitamin D , lipid profile and echocardiography and Tissue Doppler imaging .
Conclusion: serum vitamin D is positively correlated with diastolic function among CKD patients, increased incidence of left ventricular hypertrophy in CKD patients especially with vitamin D deficiency ,Tissue Doppler imaging is more accurate than echocardiography to estimate diastolic function.