Early cardiac changes after menopause

Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 764-769

  Schillaci, Giuseppe ^a   Verdecchia, Paolo ^b   Borgioni, Claudia ^b   Ciucci, Antonella ^b   Porcellati, Carlo ^b  

^a Divisione di Medicina   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure monitoring, ambulatory; Circadian rhythm; Echocardiography; Hypertension, arterial; Hypertrophy; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031751638     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.32.4.764     Document Type: Article

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