P-wave and QRS complex measurements in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60.e1-60.e7

  Drighil, Abbdenasser ^a   Madias, John E ^b,c   Yazidi, Asma ^a   Bennani, Mohammed ^a   Bennis, Ahmed ^a   Ramdan, Beenyouness ^a   Tahiri, Azzeddine ^a  

^a IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiology; Electrophysiology; Hemodialysis; Low voltage ECG; P waves; P wave dispersion; P wave duration; Peripheral edema

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ELECTROLYTE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 38049016848     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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