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ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Sara Arab
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-28723 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Chan Christopher T CT Arab Sara S Carasso Shemy S Moravsky Gil G Li Guo Hua GH Liu Peter P PP Rakowski Harry H
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging 20120530 4
<h4>Background</h4>Regression of left ventricular mass with nocturnal hemodialysis has been observed. The influence of nocturnal hemodialysis on myocardial mechanics and cardiomyocyte gene expression is unknown.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Forty-two patients (30 male:12 female; age, 44 ± 12 years [mean ± SD]) with end-stage renal disease were followed for 3.1 ± 1.8 years before and after conversion to nocturnal hemodialysis and were compared with 29 normal subjects (18 male:11 female; age, 48 ± 1 ...[more]