Ambulatory blood pressure and echocardiographic left ventricular dimensions in elderly hypertensive subjects

Angiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 981-989

  Rizzo, Vito ^a   Piccirillo, Gianfranco ^a   Cicconetti, Paolo ^a   Bianchi, Americo ^a   Capponi, Laura ^a   Salza, Maria Cristina ^a   Cacciafesta, Mauro ^a   Marigliano, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0029824287     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979604701007     Document Type: Article

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