Cardiac cyclic variation of integrated backscatter in hypertension and dialysis patients
JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, vol.17, no.2, pp.270-274, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2004
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.270-274
- Keywords: end-stage renalfailure, hypertension, cyclic variation of myocardial integrated backscatter, ULTRASONIC TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION, HEMODIALYSIS-PATIENTS, RENAL-DISEASE, HYPERTROPHY, IMPACT
- Ankara University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background: Cyclic variation of myocardial-integrated backscatter (CV-IB) offers a non-invasive myocardial contractile performance assessment. There is limited data concerning CV-IB in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.