The transition from hypertrophy to failure: How certain are we?

Circulation

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 936-938

  Drazner, Mark H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Heart failure; Hypertension; Hypertrophy; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 23844534135     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.558734     Document Type: Editorial

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