Effects of hemodialysis on left ventricular diastolic filling.
Diastolic Doppler filling parameters were measured before and after hemodialyses, performed once with and once without fluid removal. Changes occurred only with fluid removal and correlated with weight loss, indicating that they are the result of reduction in preload.
Chakko
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Department of Medicine, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33176, USA.
Girgis
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Contreras
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Perez
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Kessler
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Myerburg
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RJ
D000368:Aged; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*