Patients with chronic kidney disease have a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease but diagnosis of cardiovascular dysfunction in this population is complicated. In this Review, the authors describe cardiac imaging techniques that can be used to detect gross cardiac structure and function, coronary calcification, wall motion abnormalities and coronary artery disease, and discuss the benefits and difficulties in using these techniques in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Diana Y. Y. Chiu
- Darren Green
- Philip A. Kalra
