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 intercept (a) of the regression can be read in a number of ways. One interpretation is that it is the value that Y will have when X is zero. Another is more straightforward, and is based upon how it is calculated. It is the difference between the average value of Y, and the slope adjusted value of X.