Left ventricular myocardial function in hemodialysis patients: the effects of preload decrease in conventional, Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiography parameters

INTRODUCTION: Our aim was to investigate the value of conventional echocardiography, pulsed Doppler and speckle tracking imaging (STI) analysis in the assessment of the left ventricular (LV) myocardial function in hemodialysis (HD) patients with preserved LV ejection fraction and to evaluate the eff...

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Main Authors: Salma Charfeddine, Leila Abid, Rania Hammami, Amine Bahloul, Faten Triki, Samir Kammoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2021-01-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/38/45/pdf/45.pdf