Prevalent influence of systolic over pulse pressure on left ventricular mass in essential hypertension

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 658-665

  Verdecchia, Paolo ^a   Schillaci, G ^a   Borgioni, C ^b   Gattobigio, R ^c   Ambrosio, G ^a   Porcellati, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Beato G Villa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Arterial; Echocardiography; Hypertension; Hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036555009     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2941     Document Type: Article

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