Echocardiography overestimates left ventricular mass: A comparative study with magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1005-1010

  Missouris, Constantinos G ^a   Forbat, Sandy M ^b   Singer, Donald R J ^a   Markandu, Nirmala D ^a   Underwood, Richard ^b   MacGregor, Graham A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029792373     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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