Prognostic value of a new electrocardiographic method for diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in essential hypertension

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 383-390

  Verdecchia, Paolo ^a   Schillaci, Giuseppe ^b   Borgioni, Claudia ^a   Ciucci, Antonella ^a   Gattobigio, Roberto ^a   Zampi, Ivano ^a   Porcellati, Carlo ^a  

^a Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Beato Giacomo Villa   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031976562     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00493-2     Document Type: Article

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