title: [Cardiac diagnostic techniques in dialysis patients].
abstract: The field of cardiovascular disease in patients with dialysis has seen a tremendous increase in the number and diversity of diagnostic techniques available. Therefore, the newer methods have added new types of information to our diagnostic area. The plain chest roentgenogram and electrocardiogram are still simple and important tests. The other noninvasive procedures such as echocardiography, radionuclide techniques, CT and MRI supply important additional information concerning cardiac anatomy and function, but invasive cardiac catheterization remains the only method for accurately measuring intracardiac pressures and cineangiography is still necessary for defining the anatomy of the coronary arteries. Recently, the determination of natriuretic peptides (ANP,BNP), noradrenaline and troponin is added to evaluate cardiac function. The purpose of this paper discusses the use of these techniques in patients with dialysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Prefectural Gifu Hospital.
authors.forename: Hiroshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Michiya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Urara
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000032:analysis; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003956:Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000032:analysis; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020107:Troponin T / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020107:Troponin T; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor