Galectin-3 as an early marker of diastolic dysfunction in children with end-stage renal disease on regular hemodialysis

• Main Authors: Akram Elsadek (Author), Mohamed Ibrahim (Author), Asmaa Adel El Fallah (Author), Mohamed Elian (Author), Salem Elsayed Deraz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction and Aim : Diastolic dysfunction is a common finding in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on regular hemodialysis (HD). Galectin-3 (Gal-3) has emerged as an early biomarker with diagnostic and prognostic values in cardiac dysfunction with reduced or preserved ejection fraction. We aimed to...