Open AccessProlonged calcium transients and myocardial remodelling in early experimental uraemia
Author(s) -
Aisling C. McMahon
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/17.5.759
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , endocrinology , calcium , cardiomyopathy , extracellular , renal function , creatinine , cardiac function curve , heart failure , intracellular , cardiology , urology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of premature death in patients with end-stage renal disease, possibly due to a specific 'uraemic cardiomyopathy'. This study was designed to investigate the cardiac changes induced by a moderate impairment of renal function in a model of uraemia.
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