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.
For the 'Data 1' the equation is y = 3 + 2x ; the intercept is 3 and the slope is 2. The line slopes upward, indicating a positive relationship between x and y. For the 'Data 2' the equation is y = 13 - 2x ; the intercept is 13 and the slope is -2.