Coronary microcirculation into different models of left ventricular hypertrophy - Hypertensive and athlete's heart: A contrast echocardiographic study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-263

  Di Bello, V ^a   Giorgi, D ^a   Pedrinelli, R ^a   Talini, E ^a   Palagi, C ^a   Nardi, C ^a   Dell'Omo, G ^a   Delle Donne, M G ^a   Paterni, M ^b   Mariani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Coronary microcirculation; Endothelial function; Essential arterial hypertension; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Myocardial contrast echocardiography

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; OSCILLOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIASTOLE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; SPORTS; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0037722920     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001547     Document Type: Article

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