Gender dimorphism in cardiac adaptation to hypertension is unveiled by prior treatment and efficacy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 838-840

  Zabalgoitia, Miguel ^a   Rahman, S Noor Ur ^a   Haley, William E ^a   Oneschuk, Lori ^a   Yarows, Steven ^a   Yunis, Carla ^a   Lucas, Charles ^a   Linn, William ^a   Krause, Lisa ^a   Amerena, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOMEGALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 10644257660     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89243-0     Document Type: Article

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