Diastolic Function Parameters in Different Stages of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Subclinical Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Study

Background

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in children was associated with an increased risk of long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Diastolic dysfunction, represented by an early cardiac manifestation of CKD, was often subclinical and might not be detected by conventional echocardiography. Speckle Tracking Echocardiography (STE), which assesses left atrial function, provided a potentially sensitive evaluation of early diastolic functional changes. This study aimed to compare stages of CKD in children with diastolic function parameters assessed by STE.