Cardiac cyclic variation of integrated backscatter in hypertension and dialysis patients

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 270-274

  Akar, Harun ^a,c   Ceyhan, Ceyhun ^a   Yenicerioglu, Yavuz ^a   Keven, Kenan ^b   Onbasili, Alper ^a   Tekten, Tarkan ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cyclic variation of myocardial integrated backscatter; End stage renal failure; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 2942689377     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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