Determinants of left ventricular mass in early hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 10 I, 1998, Pages 1248-1251

  Baker, Brian ^a,d   O'Kelly, Brian ^a,d   Szalai, John Paul ^b,d   Katic, Marko ^b,d   McKessock, Douglas ^c,d   Ogilvie, Richard ^a,d   Basinski, Antoni ^b,d   Tobe, Sheldon W ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body surface area; Echocardiography; Height; Left ventricular mass; Mild hypertension; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY SURFACE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORK;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; BODY MASS INDEX; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0031785325     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(98)00132-0     Document Type: Article

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