Cardiotrophin: Its importance as a pathogenetic factor and as a measure of left ventricular hypertrophy

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2151-2153

  Schmidt, Bernhard M W ^a   Schmieder, Roland E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTROPHIN 1;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; COST CONTROL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

EID: 27944506889     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000191526.68612.49     Document Type: Note

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