Cardiac and vascular pathophysiology in hypertension

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1104-1109

  Mayet, Jamil ^a   Hughes, Alun ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0042328203     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.9.1104     Document Type: Review

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