... Abstract Background: Currently, left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and dysfunction are considered the strongest predictors of cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We investigated the factors associated with elevated LV mass index (LVMI) using echocardiography...

... Abstract Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) frequently occurs in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with heart failure and higher mortality. LVDD is observed in patients with early stages of CKD and is associated with cardiovascular events, in patients undergoing incident...

...) in the setting of left heart disease (PH-LHD, Group 2) with elevated left-sided cardiac filling pressures. PH-LHD can result from any of a number of pathological or functional abnormalities. In the past, rheumatic mitral stenosis was the most common cause of this entity; however, today PH-LHD most commonly...

... and politicocultural involvement, and ultimately in the neurological diseasethat struck them at the end of their careers. Both suffered a right-hemispheric stroke thatleft them hemiplegic on the left side. We review their life and career to put that event into perspective,and then discuss its aftermath for both...