Increase of Electrical Impedance Following Hemodialysis Is Not the Reason for QRS Augmentation

Increase of Electrical Impedance Following Hemodialysis Is Not the Reason for QRS Augmentation Ivaylo I. Christov, Eng. Ph.D., D.Sci.,∗ Dimitar O. Simov, M.D.,† Ivan A. Dotsinsky, Eng. Ph.D., D.Sci.,∗ and Iana I. Simova, M.D., Ph.D.‡ From the ∗Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; †Cardiac Surgery Department, City Clinic, Sofia, Bulgaria; and ‡Department of Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging and Functional Diagnostics, National Cardiology Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria

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