Signal-averaged ECG abnormalities in haemodialysis patients. Role of dialysis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 668-673

  Morales, Maria Aurora ^a,c   Gremigni, Celio ^b   Dattolo, Pietro ^b   Piacenti, Marcello ^a   Cerrai, Tiziano ^b   Fazi, Antonio ^b   Pelosi, Gualtiero ^a   Vergassola, Rossano ^b   Maggiore, Quirino ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Haemodialysis; Potassium; Signal averaged ECG; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031933329     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/13.3.668     Document Type: Article

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