Microemboli, developed during haemodialysis, pass the lung barrier and may cause ischaemic lesions in organs such as the brain.
Forsberg
Ulf
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Medicin-Geriatriska Kliniken, Skelleftea lasarett, Lasarettsvagen 29, Skelleftea, Sweden. ulf.forsberg@gmail.com
Jonsson
Per
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Stegmayr
Christofer
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Stegmayr
Bernd
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D045423:Microbubbles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography