Objectives of high blood pressure treatment: Left ventricular hypertrophy, diastolic function, and coronary reserve

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 879-881

  Strauer, Bodo E ^a   Schwartzkopff, Bodo ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteriolar structure and dysfunction; Coronary reserve; Fibrosis

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COLLAGEN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; ISRADIPINE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY WALL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARTERIOLES; BISOPROLOL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIASTOLE; DILTIAZEM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENALAPRIL; FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; ISRADIPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032126276     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(98)00075-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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