Left ventricular changes in primary aldosteronism [3]

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-98

  Rossi, Gian Paolo ^a,b   Cesari, Maurizio ^a   Pessina, Achille C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; RENIN;

COHORT ANALYSIS; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; LETTER; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0037230523     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03021-2     Document Type: Letter

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