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Fig. 3

From: Assessing cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients prior to kidney transplantation: clinical usefulness of a standardised cardiovascular assessment protocol

Fig. 3

Event rates in patients with and without a positive dobutamine stress echocardiography test. DSE positive patients had more events compared to DSE negative patients (log rank p = 0.164). Events were defined as the occurrence after referral for transplant evaluation of a non-fatal cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, stroke, transient ischaemic attack and amputation) and sudden cardiac death or death from any cause. DSE, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography; CV, Cardiovascular

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