Characterization of myocardial tissue in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis by quantitative echocardiography.

The uremic state affects myocardial structure, bringing about, among other things, interstitial calcium deposition. Abnormalities of myocardial structure can be assessed quantitatively and noninvasively during life by the analysis of the gray-level distribution of conventional two-dimensional echoca...

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Published in:Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 480 - 488
Main Authors: Morales, M A, Ferdeghini, E M, Pizzarelli, F, Piacenti, M, Dattolo, P, Pelosi, G, Distante, A, Maggiore, Q
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. 1996 Jul-Aug
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