Heart rate variability during hemodialysis is an indicator for long-term vascular access survival in uremic patients.

Heart rate variability during hemodialysis is an indicator for long-term vascular access survival in uremic patients.

BACKGROUND:Vascular access (VA) is the lifeline of hemodialysis patients. Although the autonomic nervous system might be associated with VA failure (VAF), it has never been addressed in previous studies. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive values of the heart rate variability (HRV) indices f...

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Main Authors: Ya-Ting Huang, Yu-Ming Chang, I-Ling Chen, Chuan-Lan Yang, Show-Chin Leu, Hung-Li Su, Jsun-Liang Kao, Shih-Ching Tsai, Rong-Na Jhen, Woung-Ru Tang, Chih-Chung Shiao, SMHRG (Saint Mary’s Hospital Research Group on Geriatrics)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5331988?pdf=render

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