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Left ventricular twist before and after haemodialysis: an analysis using speckle-tracking echocardiography

BACKGROUND: The most commonly used parameter of cardiac function in the chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient is ejection fraction (EF), using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). EF is a highly load-dependent measurement, which varies considerably in CKD patients undergoing haemodialysis. The aim o...

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Autores principales: Anthony, Yip, Ferande, Peters, Elena, Libhaber, Nirvathi, Maharaj, Mohammed, Rafique Essop, Saraladevi, Naicker, Mduduzi, Mashabane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6421550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29750229
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2018-019