Structural and functional changes in left ventricle during normotensive and preeclamptic pregnancy

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 4 52-4, 2002, Pages

  Simmons, Lisa A ^a,b   Gillin, Adrian G ^a,b   Jeremy, Richmond W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Hypertension; Myocardial contractility; Preeclampsia; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART STRESS; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART WORK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036783945     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00966.2001     Document Type: Article

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