Impact of valvular regurgitation on left ventricular geometry and function in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: The LIFE study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 431-436

  Kontos, J ^a   Papademetriou, V ^a   Wachtell, K ^b,c   Palmieri, V ^c   Liu, J E ^c   Gerdts, E ^d   Boman, K ^e   Nieminen, M S ^f   Dahlof B ^g   Devereux, R B ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Skellefta University Hospital   (Sweden)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic regurgitation; Echocardiography; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Mitral regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; LOSARTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VALVE REGURGITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PULSE PRESSURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 2942737139     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001715     Document Type: Article

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