Relations of left ventricular geometry and function to prognosis in hypertension

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 432, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-12

  Devereux, Richard B ^a   De Simone, Giovanni ^a   Roman, Mary J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0031458186     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5385-4_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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