The use of low-calcium dialysate has been associated with decreased LV contractility and a corresponding decrease in blood pressure. It was further associated with a significant intradialytic decrease in blood pressure in both healthy and cardiac-compromised HD patients and patients with decreased LV ejection fraction.
intercept verb [T]. âº to âstop or âcatch something or someone that is on the way from one âplace to another so that it does not âreach the âintended âplace: to intercept a âletter The âball was intercepted by Grady.
The point where the graph of a function crosses the x-axis or y-axis. y-intercept. The point where the graph crosses the y-axis. In a linear equation of the form y=mx+b. The y-intercept is the constant b. constant of proportionality. The constant ratio between two quantities. EX: 1/4, 2/8, 3/26.