The impact of different echocardiographic diagnostic criteria on the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in essential hypertension: The VITAE study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1471-1480

  Coca, Antonio ^a,i   Gabriel, Rafael ^b   De la Figuera, Mariano ^c   López Sendón, José L ^d   Fernández, Raúl ^e   Sagastagoitia, José D ^f   García, José J ^g   Barajas, Ricardo ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c La Mina Fam Practice Teaching Unit   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e Laboratorios Knoll SA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^g Cibesi Ltd   (Spain)

^h Pharmaconsult Ltd   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentric remodelling; Echocardiography; Essential hypertension; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032737046     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917100-00016     Document Type: Article

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