Key result
Hemodialysis was associated with ischemic-appearing electrocardiographic changes in T wave, ST segment, and R wave configurations among male patients with chronic renal failure.
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Does hemodialysis cause ischemic-appearing electrocardiographic changes in male patients with chronic renal failure?
Observational (n=20)
Does hemodialysis cause ischemic-appearing electrocardiographic changes in male patients with chronic renal failure?
Ischemic-appearing electrocardiographic changes are common following hemodialysis, though their clinical significance remains uncertain.
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Ischemic-appearing ECG changes occur commonly after hemodialysis in male chronic renal failure patients; leaves open their ischemic significance and need for prospective validation.
We investigated electrocardiographic changes occurring after hemodialysis in 20 male patients with chronic renal failure. Changes in the configuration of T wave, ST segment and R wave consistent with ischemia were found in 30, 45, and 75%, respectively. Contrary to prior speculation the R wave height did not vary with the volume changes of body fluid occurring in dialysis. It is concluded that ischemic-appearing changes of uncertain significance are common in the postdialysis population.
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Diskin et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Chronic renal failure (n=20). Hemodialysis was evaluated on Electrocardiographic changes consistent with ischemia (T wave, ST segment, and R wave configuration). Hemodialysis was associated with ischemic-appearing electrocardiographic changes in T wave, ST segment, and R wave configurations among male patients with chronic renal failure.
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