Kidney transplantation is the first choice for treating uremia.Traditional cardiovascular risk factors,renal insufficiency related changes and immunosuppressive medications increase the risk of left ventricular insufficiency after kidney transplantation.Early identification and timely intervention of left ventricular dysfunction after kidney transplantation are helpful to improve life quality and survival time of the transplant recipients.The application progresses of various echocardiographic techniques in monitoring structural and functional changes of left ventricle after kidney transplantation were reviewed in this article.
关键词
超声心动描记术/肾移植/心室功能,左/斑点追踪成像/心肌做功
Key words
echocardiography/kidney transplantation/ventricular function,left/speckle tracking/myocardial work