The frequency and functional impact of hypertension overlapping on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Comparison between older and younger patients

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 633-634

  Petkow Dimitrow, P ^a   Czarnecka, D ^a   Kawecka Jaszcz, K ^a   Dubiel, J S ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; NYHA class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031712929     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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