Left ventricular geometric patterns in newly presenting Nigerian hypertensives: An echocardiographic study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Aje, Akinyemi ^a   Adebiyi, Adewole A ^b   Oladapo, Olulola O ^b   Dada, Adekola ^b   Ogah, Okechukwu S ^a   Ojji, Dike B ^a   Falase, Ayodele O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE PRESSURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33646149378     PISSN: 14712261     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-6-4     Document Type: Article

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