Hypertensive heart disease, ventricular dysrhythmias, and sudden death

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 432, Issue , 1997, Pages 263-272

  Messerli, Franz H ^a,b   Michalewicz, Leszek ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CLONIDINE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PRAZOSIN;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0031468915     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5385-4_28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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