Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular hypertrophy;Valutazione ecocardiografica della ipertrofia ventricolare

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 58-62

  De Simone, Giovanni ^a   Palmieri, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Echocardiography; Hemodynamic load; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036363248     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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