Persistence of left ventricular hypertrophy is a stronger indicator of cardiovascular events than baseline left ventricular mass or systolic performance: 10 years of follow-up

Journal of Hypertension, Supplement

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Muiesan, M Lorenza ^a   Salvetti, Massimo ^a   Rizzoni, Damiano ^a   Monteduro, Cristina ^a   Castellano, Maurizio ^a   Agabiti Rosei, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Essential hypertension; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Midwall fractional shortening; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030451543     PISSN: 09521178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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