Incremental value of ultrasonic tissue characterization (backscatter) in the evaluation of left ventricular myocardial structure and mechanics in essential arterial hypertension

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-80

  Di Bello, Vitantonio ^a   Giorgi, Davide ^a   Talini, Enrica ^a   Dell' Omo, Giulia ^a   Palagi, Caterina ^a   Romano, Maria Francesca ^b   Pedrinelli, Roberto ^a   Mariani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Hypertension; Hypertrophy; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; COLLAGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLLAGEN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; PROGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 0037422567     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000041045.26774.1C     Document Type: Article

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