A Hyperkinetic Heart in Uncomplicated Active Acromegaly: Explanation of Hypertension in Acromegalic Patients?

Acta Medica Scandinavica

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 337-343

  THUESEN, LEIF ^a,b   CHRISTENSEN, STIG E ^a,b   WEEKE, JØRGEN ^a,b   ØRSKOV, HANS ^a,b   HENNINGSEN, PER ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

acromegaly; cardiac function; echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023892590     PISSN: 00016101     EISSN: 09546820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1988.tb15882.x     Document Type: Article

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