Echocardiographic Assessment of Structure and Function of Left Ventricle in Chronic Kidney Disease Along with its Determinants in a Tertiary Healthcare Center in Tribal Region of Jharkhand.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex pathophysiologic process that leads to irreversible changes in kidney structure and function. The left ventricle (LV) remodeling, which is evident as LV hypertrophy (LVH) is highly prevalent in patients with CKD even in the early stages and has a strong association with cardiovascular mortality, multiple studies have suggested that there is a strong association between high albuminuria and LVH, which was found to be independent of low GFR, hypertension, and diabetes. The most commonly used noninvasive method for estimating cardiac function and size is 2D echocardiography.