Inappropriate left ventricular mass in normotensive and hypertensive patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 361-363

  Celentano, Aldo ^a   Palmieri, Vittorio ^a   Esposito, Nunzia Di Palma ^a   Pietropaolo, Ilaria ^a   Crivaro, Marina ^a   Mureddu, Gian Francesco ^a   Devereux, Richard B ^b   De Simone, Giovanni ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0035252671     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01379-5     Document Type: Article

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