Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy as a surrogate end-point for morbid events in hypertension treatment trials

Journal of Hypertension, Supplement

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Devereux, Richard B ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Hypertension; Hypertrophy; Regression; Surrogate end point

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MORBIDITY;

EID: 0029853607     PISSN: 09521178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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