My husband is a long term dialysis patient, he just an echo done, would this test show calficiation crystals of his vessels
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My husband is a long term dialysis patient, he just an echo done, would this test show calficiation crystals of his vessels
My husband was a dialysis patient - my understanding is that an echo does show calcification in the vessels in and around the heart. My husband had the test twice a year, routinely.
Coronary Artery Calcification: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Imaging Methods, and Clinical Implications: A Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association -- Wexler et al. 94 (5): 1175 -- Circulation
I appreciate your quick response. Anything else you can tell me about crystal calcification
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