Echocardiographic tests in chronically haemodialysed patients

Fifty-two patients kept alive by chronic dialysis have been subjected to echocardiography carried out by means of a Picker Echoview equipment with M-mode 2D technique. The revealed alterations were suggestive of hypertropic, dilatative uraemic cardiomyopathy, associated with impaired diastolic compl...

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Published in:International urology and nephrology 1988, Vol.20 (2), p.193-199
Main Authors: Lócsey, L, Hegedüs, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Cardiomegaly - diagnosis
Cardiomegaly - etiology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - etiology
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Dialysis - adverse effects
Time Factors
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Summary:Fifty-two patients kept alive by chronic dialysis have been subjected to echocardiography carried out by means of a Picker Echoview equipment with M-mode 2D technique. The revealed alterations were suggestive of hypertropic, dilatative uraemic cardiomyopathy, associated with impaired diastolic compliance. Left auricular dilatation as a source of inference for the degree of compliance diminution was found in a high percentage of patients.
ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/bf02550671