Coronary microcirculation in essential hypertension: A quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiographic approach

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-127

  Di Bello, V ^a   Pedrinelli, R ^a   Giorgi, D ^a   Bertini, A ^a   Talini, E ^a   Mengozzi, G ^a   Palagi, C ^a   Nardi, C ^a   Dell'Omo, G ^a   Paterni, M ^b   Mariani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary microcirculation; Endothelium; Essential hypertension; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Myocardial contrast echocardiography

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; VASODILATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0035993537     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euje.2001.0131     Document Type: Article

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