Left ventricular geometry in pregnancy-induced hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 226-230

  Vázquez Blanco, Manuel ^a   Grosso, Oscar ^a   Bellido, Claudio A ^a   Iavícoli, Oscar R ^a   Berensztein, Clotilde S ^a   Ruda Vega, Hilda ^a   Lerman, Jorge ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Left ventricular geometry; Pregnancy induced hypertension; Ventricular geometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 0342804532     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(99)00185-5     Document Type: Article

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