Left ventricular contractile performance in the early stage of hypertension in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 118-124

  Palatini, P ^a   Frigo, G ^a   Visentin, P ^a   Mario, L ^a   Mormino, P ^a   Pessina, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Exercise; Hypertension; Left ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCARDIUM; EXERCISE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; STAGING; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034916067     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210100416     Document Type: Article

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