Augmentation of the amplitude of electrocardiographic QRS complexes immediately after hemodialysis: A study of 26 hemodialysis sessions of a single patient, aided by measurements of resistance, reactance, and impedance

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-271

  Madias, John E ^a   Narayan, Virenjan ^b  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

"Brody effect"; Anasarca; Augmentation of QRS complexes; Congestive heart failure; Electrical impedance; Electrical reactance; Electrical resistance; Hemodialysis; Peripheral edema; Weight change

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CLONIDINE; FOLIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ANASARCA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0042320695     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(03)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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