Improvement of cardiac function by dry weight optimization based on interdialysis inferior vena caval diameter

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 320-325

  Hirayama, Shizue ^a   Ando, Yasuhiro ^a   Sudo, Yuji ^a   Asano, Yasushi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; DIALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

HYPERVOLEMIC STATE;

CARDIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRY WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVOLEMIA; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 0036559004     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-200205000-00020     Document Type: Article

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